Driver, four children survive terrifying plunge off I-10 into San Antonio River

SAN ANTONIO - Police say seat belts saved the lives of a driver and her four children after the SUV they were riding in plunged off a bridge on Thursday morning.

The accident happened at about 7:30 a.m. on I-10 at Probandt, just south of Downtown.

Police say the driver saw heavy traffic ahead and slammed on the brakes. The SUV swerved and then hit the concrete wall just before flying off the bridge, falling 40 feet and landing upright in the San Antonio River.

The driver, 27-year-old Elizabeth Napoles Coronado, and the four children, ages 3 to 10-years-old, were all wearing seat belts. All five were taken to University Hospital to be checked out, but none of the occupants suffered any major injuries.

JOIN THE CONVERSATION (

0

)