Dashcam captures the moment SUV loses control and plummets 200ft over the edge of a California bridge killing four people including a pregnant woman
- Four people died Tuesday night when the SUV they were traveling in veered off a bridge east of San Francisco
- The vehicle lost control, veered across all lanes of traffic, collided with a concrete barrier wall of the bridge and then plummeted over the edge
- The car fell at least 15 storeys before hitting a stationary freight train
- Perla Navarro and Kyle Erickson who were both 19, Christopher Mata, 21, and 22-year-old Cecilia Ayala were all killed in the accident
- It is not known if drugs or alcohol were a factor in the traffic collision
- It’s the third time this year that a car has gone over the bridge’s concrete barrier
Four people were killed in a horrific crash on Tuesday evening that saw the SUV they were traveling in lose control before flipping over the side of a freeway bridge.
The group’s vehicle ended up careening over the side of a barrier on the Carquinez Bridge near San Francisco in northern California.
Once the car went over the side, it was a 200 foot drop to the ground killing the driver and three passengers instantly.
Four people died Tuesday night when the SUV they were traveling in veered off a bridge east of San Francisco
The vehicle lost control, veered across all lanes of traffic, collided with a concrete barrier wall of the bridge and then plummeted over the edge
Perla Navarro, pictured, who was two months pregnant was driving at the time of the crash
The moments leading up to the crash were all caught on dashcam video and shows the SUV driving at speed along Interstate 80 towards the bridge before suddenly losing control and spinning around.
A portion of the footage, posted on YouTube, shows the SUV as it loses control, but the video then stops before the SUV hits the wall and goes over the side.
After plummeting over the edge it landed on a freight train that was parked up.
Perla Navarro and Kyle Erickson who were both 19, Christopher Mata, 21, and 22-year-old Cecilia Ayala were all killed in the accident. Ayala’s family set up a GoFundMe account to help with funeral expenses.
The car is seen in its final moments before it disappeared from view as it went over the side
The car fell at least 15 storeys before hitting a stationary freight train
The car ended up hitting a stationary freight train. The occupants of the car died on impact
The California Highway Patrol is investigation what happened but has said it does not know what caused the crash
Navarro, who was driving, was said to have been two months pregnant.
The family of Navarro told KTVU that she just had just graduated from Golden Gate Community School in Rodeo. They are now asking for donations for her funeral expenses.
‘She was always very loving, warm, and nurturing,’ Veronica Martinez, Perla’s mother, said. ‘I’m not going to be able to talk to her or see her walk through the door, or hold my grandbaby.’
Navarro had just graduated from Golden Gate Community School in Rodeo
22-year-old Cecilia Ayala was also killed in the crash. She was sitting in the front passenger seat
Perla had plans to study psychology and was already taking college courses.
The California Highway Patrol is investigation what happened but has said it does not know what caused the crash.
This is the third collision this year that has seen a car going over the concrete barrier on the same bridge.
The CHP is looking for witnesses to the accident and anyone with information is asked to call the CHP’s Fairfield office at 707-428-2100.