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Vehicle upside down in the ditch, driver unscathed
by Ed Fogle, published on July 10, 2009 at 10:53 AM
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Sacramento, CA- 19 year old Sarmeet Singh is not only lucky to be alive today, he escaped his vehicle landing upside down in a drainage ditch without even a scratch.
Friday morning Singh called 911 from his cell phone at 8:16 A.M. stating "I just flipped my car". Per Singh, he was exiting Highway 99 on the Florin Road West off ramp when his car slid off the road, under the fence and flipped over in the cement storm drain.
Emergency crews at first were not able to locate the vehicle because it slid under the fence and out of view. The fencing had to be cut and opened up for crews to access the vehicle. Singh asked Chief King, "Is there a chance of the water hitting the battery and starting a fire…because my speakers are in there?"
Battalion Chief King immediately called for a level two HazMat assignment due to oil leaking in the storm drain. The fluids were quickly contained protecting the environment.
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David Watts Barton
July 10, 2009 | 11:32 AM
Water hitting the battery and starting a fire? That must be some especially flammable water...
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Ed Fogle
July 10, 2009 | 3:32 PM
lol...yeah, well....you know how water can be these days.
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Steven Bourasa
July 10, 2009 | 1:08 PM
Great photos!
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Ed Fogle
July 10, 2009 | 4:28 PM
Thanks Steven
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