Passengers lunged forward after the cable car operator was forced to engage the emergency brake to avoid hitting a car, officials say.
Six cable car passengers suffered minor injuries 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’s Nob Hill neighborhood, fire officials said.Park Service says search for missing Point Reyes swimmer is now a ‘recovery effort’
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 cable car operator engaged the emergency brake to avoid crashing into a car in the middle of the intersection, 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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