SFFD says they had to use the 'jaws of life' to lift the car off of the woman, who was trapped under. The was transported to the hospital with 'multiple traumatic injuries.'
A woman is seriously injured after being struck by a Cruise autonomous car in San Francisco Monday night, officials said.Police say at 9:31 p.m., officers responded to 5th and Market Streets and discovered a female pedestrian trapped under a Cruise vehicle.
San Francisco Fire Department tells ABC7 News they had to use the "jaws of life" to lift the car off of the woman, who was trapped under. They say it is "the most serious" incident that they are aware of involving an autonomous vehicle. The victim was transported to SF General Hospital with "multiple traumatic injuries," according to SFFD."There's a number of different concerns when we have motor vehicles at intersections, high speed intersections, pedestrians, lighting, nighttime - there's a lot of different factors that can come together to cause injuries," SFFD Rescue Captain Justin Schorr said.Police say the vehicle did not have an occupant at the time of the collision, and it remained on scene.
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