Driver of car that landed on a roof in St. Louis in critical condition
The driver of a car that crashed through the roof of a St. Louis house Sunday is in critical condition, according to the St. Louis Fire Department.
The car landed on a one-story house in the city’s northwest side in the 5900 block of Lillian Avenue at around 12:40 p.m. A Facebook post published at around 4:30 p.m. on the department’s page said one occupant was rescued and transported in critical condition by EMS.
Original posts from the fire department said the driver was alert and talking when firefighters arrived and was safely extricated from the car.
The car apparently “came off one of the roadways at a high rate of speed and launched into the roof,” according to a firefighter.
St. Louis Fire Department - Collapse Rescue Task Force 5900blk of Lilian - Vehicle into roof of occupied home. https://t.co/Yidgwm7Uxs
— St. Louis Fire Dept (@STLFireDept) July 16, 2017
The person who lives at the house was at the gym when the crash occurred, according to the department.
The front yard of the house was a steep grassy slope.
This story was originally published July 16, 2017 at 1:58 PM with the headline "Driver of car that landed on a roof in St. Louis in critical condition."