Dashcam video captured the heart-pounding moment a car was launched into the air on a Los Angeles-area freeway last week after the vehicle struck a loose tire.
A tire that popped off a pickup truck on the Ronald Reagan Freeway in Los Angeles struck another vehicle, causing the car to launch into the air. was captured on video last week showing a car flip through the air after it struck a tire that popped off a pickup truck and was sent airborne.Los Angeles.
Anoop Khatra was driving behind a dark-colored Kia Soul in the left lane when her dashcam recorded the heart-pounding moment. A white pickup truck was driving in the lane adjacent to the Kia when the pickup’s front-left tire popped loose and shot out in front of the Kia, according to the video. The dark-colored Kia struck the loose tire and went airborne on the Ronald Reagan Freeway near Los Angeles.
The Kia struck the tire and was launched several feet off the roadway, the video showed. The vehicle flipped in the air before landing on its roof and rolling several times. The car eventually landed right-side-up as the stray tire continued to roll and strike the rear of the vehicle.
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