SANTA ANA: A car became airborne and crashed into the second floor of a building in Santa Ana, California, on Sunday (Jan 14), leaving the vehicle partially wedged in the building.

The Nissan sedan apparently clipped a road divider outside the building and flew about 60ft (18m) before slamming into the second floor of the building, where a dental clinic is located, the New York Times reported, citing police.



The crash happened at about 5.25am Pacific Time (9.25pm, Singapore time) and rattled guests in a motel next door, but the clinic was closed at the time, the report said.

A specialised fire truck from Los Angeles was brought in to extract the car, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Firefighters extricated a driver and his passenger while its front end was still lodged in the building. Both suffered minor injuries.

The driver has admitted to using drugs before the accident, reports said.



A woman who works at the motel next door told the New York Times it was fortunate the motel was unscathed. “Inside, it’s a major loss,” the woman, who declined to provide her name, said. “It’s a big hole.”