Dramatic moment Kia Soul is launched 10 feet into the air after a loose wheel is plowed into it on LA freeway… and the driver walked away uninjured
- A Kia Soul was thrown into the air after running over a loose pickup wheel
- The accident was captured on the dashboard camera of a Tesla behind the Kia
- It happened in northern LA and police confirmed no one was seriously injured
A Kia Soul was launched 10 feet into the air while traveling on a Los Angeles freeway after a loose pickup wheel plowed onto it.
The dramatic moment captured on dash cam video shows a Chevrolet Silverado speeding down the road – just seconds before its left front wheel detaches.
The loose wheel then rolled into the left lane, directly in front of the Kia, catapulting the car into the air and rolling once before coming to a stop.
It happened on Thursday, March 23, on the Ronald Reagan Freeway in Chatsworth, Los Angeles. The LAPD confirmed that no one was injured.
A loose wheel coming off a widened pickup truck crossed paths with a Kia Soul on a highway in LA on March 23
The left front wheel of the Chevrolet Silverado was recorded to separate from the widened truck and roll directly into the path of the Kia
Video captured by a Tesla dash camera shows the wheel detaching from the truck and rolling under the Kia, propelling it into the air and flipping upside down.
Anoop Khatra, who drove the Tesla, shared the footage online, noting that the autopilot caused the car to lurch around the loose wheel that rolled towards him after it derailed the Kia.
His Tesla came to a gradual stop in the rubble and well behind the Kia. The wheel then rolls into the stationary car and into the trunk.
The Chevrolet, reduced to three wheels, had its brake lights on and gradually drifted to the right side of the road before also coming to a stop.
Khatra said the driver of the Kia was the only occupant and they walked away with no significant injuries.
The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to Storyful that there were no major injuries after the incident.
As the Kia ran over the wheel, it was projected into the air before rolling and coming to a stop in the middle of the road
The Kia completed its roll before finally landing right side up. The Silverado can be seen on the right on three wheels before drifting to the right side of the road
The wheel the Kia had run over rolled into the rear of the car after it came to rest in the middle of the roadway