The occupants of what looks like a Toyota Highlander in Las Vegas have been lucky to walk away as their vehicle barrel-rolled over a median and crashed into oncoming traffic.
Dashcam footage shared to social media by the Nevada Highway Patrol-Southern Command shows the Highlander skidding out of control before slamming into the concrete median. The force of the impact flips the SUV onto its side and it proceeds to spin through the air and slamming down onto the other side of the road.
The Toyota can be seen landing on its wheels before it skids through traffic, forcing one motorist to quickly swerve to avoid being hit. The SUV continued to skid along the road before going out of view of the dashcam.
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On Twitter, the Nevada Highway Patrol indicated that the wet road conditions played a role in the terrifying crash.
“We sure are happy to take a break from this heat and get some rain, but we ask that everyone please slow down while driving in these wet roadway conditions,” it wrote. “If you don’t believe us, watch this video!” complete with the hashtags #Hydroplane, #SeatBeltsSaveLives, and #NailedTheLanding.
Local media outlet News3LV notes that all occupants of the van were wearing their seat belts at the time.
Correction: We wrongly labeled the SUV, which appears to be a Toyota Highlander as a minivan. We’ve ordered Brad to watch the video on repeat until he can identify the make, model and year of every single vehicle seen in this scene.
We sure are happy to take a break from this heat 🥵 and get some rain 🌧, but we ask that everyone please slow down while driving in these wet roadway conditions. If you don’t believe us, watch this video!#Hydroplane #SeatBeltsSaveLives #NailedTheLanding #Olympics2021 #NhpSocomm pic.twitter.com/TVn2WTCQ79
— NHP Southern Command (@NHPSouthernComm) June 30, 2021