It then flipped several times before finishing in a ditch 100 meters from the side of the A81 near Tuningen, close to the Swiss border in SW Germany. The fact neither the 60-year-old driver, 20-year-old passenger, and pet dog sitting in the back seat were not instantly killed is testament to the crash and safety technology in the M5. With smoke coming out of the hood, the driver's two sons, following in an M3 and M6, quickly put out the burning engine with a fire extingusher and rescued their father and passenger who remain seriously injured in hospital. The dog was also hurt, but alive.