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Window washer survives 11-storey fall by landing on moving car | Window washer survives 11-storey fall by landing on moving car |
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A window washer who fell screaming from the roof a San Francisco building survived after he landed on a moving car 11 floors below. | A window washer who fell screaming from the roof a San Francisco building survived after he landed on a moving car 11 floors below. |
The man, who has not been named, was conscious when paramedics reached him on Friday. He remained in a critical condition at a San Francisco hospital on Friday night, officials said. | The man, who has not been named, was conscious when paramedics reached him on Friday. He remained in a critical condition at a San Francisco hospital on Friday night, officials said. |
The roof of the car that broke his fall was crushed and its rear windscreen shattered, but its driver, Mohammad Alcozai, was not injured. | The roof of the car that broke his fall was crushed and its rear windscreen shattered, but its driver, Mohammad Alcozai, was not injured. |
Mr Alcozai told local news channel KGO-TV that he saw something hit his car just after he made a left turn. | |
“I’m very happy that I didn’t get hurt,” he said. “Hopefully he can make it. I pray for him that he can make it,” he said, speaking of the window washer. | “I’m very happy that I didn’t get hurt,” he said. “Hopefully he can make it. I pray for him that he can make it,” he said, speaking of the window washer. |
Witnesses described seeing a blue streak and the man’s shadow as he fell and then hearing shattering glass as he hit the car before rolling onto the ground. | Witnesses described seeing a blue streak and the man’s shadow as he fell and then hearing shattering glass as he hit the car before rolling onto the ground. |
“As he was coming down, he was definitely screaming,” said Bianca Bahman, 31, a pre-medical student at San Francisco State University who had been walking to the gym and was on the corner where the man fell. | “As he was coming down, he was definitely screaming,” said Bianca Bahman, 31, a pre-medical student at San Francisco State University who had been walking to the gym and was on the corner where the man fell. |
Police look over the car at the scene Around 20 people rushed to the scene and found the man on his back, bleeding and lucid. | Police look over the car at the scene Around 20 people rushed to the scene and found the man on his back, bleeding and lucid. |
San Francisco police sergeant Danielle Newman said the man was moving equipment on the roof of a bank building in the heart of the financial district, and was not stood on a window-washing platform when he fell. | San Francisco police sergeant Danielle Newman said the man was moving equipment on the roof of a bank building in the heart of the financial district, and was not stood on a window-washing platform when he fell. |
Sam Hartwell, 56, told Fox News that a nurse was one of the 20 people who had rushed to the man, and that people gathered put clothing on the man while they waited for the ambulance. | Sam Hartwell, 56, told Fox News that a nurse was one of the 20 people who had rushed to the man, and that people gathered put clothing on the man while they waited for the ambulance. |
“He was lucid. He understood we were there with him,” he said. | “He was lucid. He understood we were there with him,” he said. |
Additional reporting by AP | Additional reporting by AP |
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