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Vehicle dangles off the side of Austin TX parking garage

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Ingenuity

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Lucky to survive this...happened today 9/9/16 in Austin, TX.

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Perimeter horizontal barrier strand system "snagged" the vehicle.
 
Perimeter Horizontal Barrier Vehicle-Snagging Strand System.

Of course there are many examples where a vehicle even manages to punch through concrete walls and dangle in a similar manner.

 
It looks like the damage is in the back. Were they trying to backup?

How did they get it down?
 
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