Six cable car passengers suffered minor injuries on Monday afternoon when a cable car came to an abrupt halt on a steep hill to avoid hitting a car in an intersection in San Francisco' Nob Hill neighborhood, fire officials said.
The incident happened about 12:30 p.m. as the cable car was headed down Washington Street, approaching the intersection of Taylor Street, Lt. Mariano Elias said.
The video in the player above is not related to the current story. The ABC7 Bay Area 24/7 streaming channel allows you to see news throughout the day. The cable car operator engaged the emergency brake to avoid crashing into a car in the middle of the intersectio, Elias said. Passengers aboard the car lunged forward at the sudden stop.The sudden braking wedged the cable car into the tracks, and as of 1:30 p.m. it was still stuck and crews were trying to remove it, Elias said.
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