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Driver survives after car flies off San Francisco freeway, police say

SAN FRANCISCO -- A BMW driver survived a horrific crash early Saturday morning, CBS San Francisco reports, after their car flew off the freeway and crash-landed upside down on the street below, according to police authorities.

It happened just after 4 a.m. Saturday. The car was heading eastbound on Interstate 80 and landed on Vermont Street.

Police said the driver "self-transported" to the hospital.

Details as to the person's condition, and the cause of the crash are still not available.

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More of the wreckage as seen on Sat., Nov. 11, 2017. CBS San Francisco
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