Car carrying mom, child flies off ocean cliff when brakes fail, California police say

A car hurtled off an Ocean Beach cliff Monday night in San Diego, injuring a 9-year-old girl inside, California police said.

The girl’s mother told police the car’s brakes failed, sending it flying off the cliff to the rocks below at 7:30 p.m., The San Diego Union-Tribune reported.

Onlookers reported hearing screams from the car, traveling about 50 mph, as it careened toward the cliff at the end of a dead-end street, according to the publication.

Firefighters rescued the mother and her 9-year-old daughter from the wreckage, KSWB reported. The girl was taken to a hospital with cuts to her face.

She was unconscious when firefighters rescued her, KFMB reported. The mother was not injured.

San Diego police are investigating the crash, KGTV reported.

This story was originally published October 19, 2021 at 2:20 PM with the headline "Car carrying mom, child flies off ocean cliff when brakes fail, California police say."