Loose tire sends car flipping in air on California freeway

March 27, 2023

A dashboard video captured the heart-stopping moment a vehicle was sent spinning in the air after being struck by a tire that had come off a pickup truck during a freak accident on a busy California freeway.

The wild scene was recorded by a Tesla dashcam last Thursday on the 118 Freeway in Chatsworth and resembled a chase sequence straight out of a Hollywood blockbuster.

The video shows a dark-colored Kia Soul hatchback approaching a white Chevy Silverado pickup truck traveling in the middle lane.

Moments later, the Chevy truck’s front left wheel comes flying off the axle and careens directly into the path of the unsuspecting Kia, sending it flipping in mid-air before it comes crashing down.

Fortunately for the driver, the vehicle landed right side up on its wheels.

In a shot straight out of a Hollywood action flick, a Kia becomes airborne during an accident on the 118 Freeway in Southern California.

The freak accident took place in Chatsworth on March 23 and was caught on a dashboard camera.

Kia Soul is seen on the 118 Freeway after the crash. — Incredibly, the driver of the Kia Soul walked away from the crash with only minor injuries.

The impact scattered large chunks of debris from the badly damaged Kia across multiple freeway lanes.

The truck’s detached wheel that caused all the havoc continued rolling out of control before smashing into the ill-fated Kia again, before finally coming to a rest.

Incredibly, the California Highway Patrol said the sole occupant of the mangled Kia Soul suffered only minor injuries, and no one else was hurt, reported the station ABC 7.