Car Flips Over After Driver Plunges Off Parking Garage Onto Street Below

Driver plummets off parking garage

Photo: Norridge Police Department

A driver was hospitalized after their car plummeted from a mall parking lot in Norridge, Illinois, landing upside down on the street below. The incident occurred on Monday at the Harlem Irving Plaza Mall, located about 15 miles northwest of downtown Chicago.

The driver, who has not been identified, was trapped inside the overturned vehicle and had to be extricated by the Norwood Park Fire Protection District.

The car reportedly fell around 20 feet from the parking lot, crashing through the guardrail and landing on the street below. The Norridge Police Department and the Norwood Park Fire Protection District were dispatched to the scene following reports of the accident. Authorities said the driver was transported to Lutheran General Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The cause of the incident is currently unclear, though Norridge Police Chief Brian Goss stated the incident was accidental. The Norridge Police Department is currently investigating the accident.


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