In San Francisco, a car hit a pedestrian and threw him under the wheels of the Cruise robot car

There has been a road accident in San Francisco in which a pedestrian was "stuck" underneath a Cruise robot taxi. Police are investigating whether a human-driven vehicle may have been involved in the accident.

Here's What We Know

The driver hit the female pedestrian, throwing her back onto the road where the Cruise robotaxi was travelling. The drone braked and its rear wheel remained on the victim's leg, fire service officials said.

After the auto was disabled, the pedestrian was able to be extracted with rescue tools.

Cruise said the pedestrian was "ejected" in front of the robotaxi well after the other auto struck. The robotaxi braked "aggressively" to minimise the collision and the driver of the second car fled the scene.

The condition of the pedestrian who was hit is unknown at this time, police said.

Go Deeper:

• Waymo and Cruise have been approved for 24-hour paid robotaxi rides in San Francisco
• Cruise's unmanned taxi got stuck in wet cement in San Francisco
• San Francisco firefighters blamed two Cruise robot taxis for blocking an ambulance carrying a patient who later died
• San Francisco is demanding a review of permits for Cruise and Waymo's robotaxi network expansion

Source: NBC