SUV falls from parking structure at hospital in Orange, lands upside down on roof of nearby building

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Thursday, February 9, 2023
Vehicle drives off edge of parking structure at OC hospital, overturns
A driver was hospitalized after an SUV fell from a parking structure at a hospital in Orange and overturned, officials said.

ORANGE, Calif. (KABC) -- A driver was hospitalized Wednesday morning after an SUV fell from a parking structure at a hospital in Orange and overturned, officials said.

The incident was reported shortly after 8 a.m. at Children's Health of Orange County on La Veta Avenue, a spokesperson for the Orange Police Department said.

The vehicle had been parked inside a three-story parking structure, the spokesperson said. The SUV fell about one level and landed on the roof of an adjacent building at the hospital.

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An overturned vehicle is seen at Children's Health of Orange County hospital in Orange after a crash on Feb. 8, 2023.
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The driver, the vehicle's only occupant, was transported to a hospital with moderate injuries, police said. Which medical center the patient was taken to was unclear.

The cause of the incident is under investigation.