One person is dead after two vehicles crashed through a fence off Point Lobos Avenue near the Cliff House in San Francisco on Tuesday evening, according to the fire department.
The first 911 call about the crash came in at 4:40 p.m., according to San Francisco Fire.
For some unknown reason, two vehicles traveling on Point Lobos Avenue veered off the roadway, through a fence, and onto the cliff below, SFFD said.
Both vehicles contained single occupants. One has died and the other received minor injuries.
San Francisco police have taken the lead in the investigation into the crash.
Aerial footage from NBC Bay Area’s SkyRanger showed firefighters pulling a dog from a bush at the crash site. A San Francisco fire official confirmed that the dog was connected to one of the cars involved in the crash.
Point Lobos Avenue was closed in both directions for several hours on Tuesday.
San Francisco Rob Belli said that he usually doesn’t surf around the Cliff House. But on Tuesday, he decided to surf in the area with a friend and that’s when he witnessed the incident.
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“Me and my buddy were out there and we heard this noise and we looked up. I thought the cliff was collapsing. But it wasn't, it was two cars flying in the air, about 50 feet in the air for one of them,” he said.
David Mendoza of San Francisco said that he came back on Tuesday night to get his car that was still parked near the crash scene.
“I was just like, ‘Oh! do I even want to see what’s on the other side of the cliff?' And a young guy got out of the Tesla and he was OK and everyone said somebody hit a parked car,” he said.
Others in the area said that speeding is a major concern along the street.
NBC Bay Area reached out to San Francisco police on Tuesday night to confirm more details of the crash but they were not providing updates at the time. But they added if anyone had any information concerning the incident to contact the department.
