Saratoga girl trapped, rescued after tree crushes truck
(KRON) — A 12-year-old Saratoga girl was inside her family’s vehicle preparing to go to school Wednesday morning when a giant tree fell over and crushed the vehicle, neighbors said. The girl survived.
The Santa Clara County Fire Department said it received a 911 call around 8 a.m. about a tree toppling over a home’s driveway on Oak Place in Saratoga. The tree landed on the family’s truck, sliced it in half, and trapped the girl inside, a neighbor said.
The tree also ripped down power lines and damaged the family’s house. “Crews extricated a female juvenile who was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries,” SCCFD wrote.
Residents said the winds were whipping overnight and likely caused the tree to fall. A wind advisory was issued by the National Weather Service Wednesday while a strong winter storm swirled over the Bay Area.
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The girl’s family was in shock but grateful that she is going to be OK, a neighbor said. At the hospital, she was treated for injuries including cuts from broken glass, the neighbor said.
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