Saguaro spears windshield in Tucson car crash but driver is OK

PHOENIX – A driver in Tucson managed to avoid serious injury Wednesday after crashing into a saguaro cactus that then fell through his car windshield.

Northwest Fire District tweeted, “Miraculously, no injuries were reported.”

Firefighters responded to this auto accident this morning at approximately 9:30 AM. Miraculously, no injuries were reported. pic.twitter.com/yOuSYsW2te

— Northwest Fire (@NorthwestFire) July 10, 2019

Tucson TV news station KOLD reported the rescue team said the unidentified driver had crossed the median near First Avenue and Agave Drive around 9:30 a.m.

He ran into the cactus, which cracked and crashed through the driver side windshield.

No other details were immediately available.

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