Fell from a 9th floor, landed in a BMW and lives to tell the story

Very few lucky people survive a fall several meters high. However, sometimes luck is on your side. Like in a movie, a man fell from a ninth floor of a New Jersey skyscraper, landed on the roof of a BMW, and saved his life.

The 31-year-old crashed into the roof of the black Beemer 330i parked below 26 Journal Square at 10:20 a.m. Wednesday, then stood with his right arm by his side and asked: “What happened?” Witness Christina Smith, 21, recounted the incredible situation.

“I heard a big boom and at first I didn’t think it was a person,” Smith said. “The rear window of the car was smashed, it exploded. Then the guy got up and started screaming. His arm was all twisted. “

“I was like, ‘Oh my God!’ I was shocked. It was like being in a movie, “said Smith, who works in sales and had breakfast at a nearby McDonald’s.

The man, who jumped from an open window on the ninth floor, was rushed to hospital by ambulance and was in serious condition on Thursday, Jersey City spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said .

Stunned passers-by who witnessed the scene quickly called the emergency number and took various images of the moment, including a video of the man on the ground writhing in pain non-stop due to his totally broken and dislocated arm.

After help arrived, the man was quickly transferred to the emergency hospital. There he was in critical condition for a few hours due to the serious condition of his injuries, but fortunately the man lives to say it.

The man was not working inside the building and we did not know why he was thereworkers and witnesses said. He refused to give his name to the police and did not cooperate until Thursday afternoon, according to a source familiar with the matter.

“He fell into the car through the sunroof, then got out of the car and fell to the ground. He was trying to get up, but people wanted him not to move. “You don’t know how injured you are,” said Mark Bordeaux, 50, who works in construction and has seen the aftermath of the jump.

“So he stayed there until the police and ambulances arrived. He continued to say: ‘Leave me alone, I want to die’. I saw that one of his arms was broken, but he was conscious, he was moving, ”said the witness.

Although the circumstances surrounding the incident do not appear suspicious, the police are still investigating the incident due to an initial lack of cooperation from the individual who refused to even give his name or provide information. to the police to close the case. Eventually, the man decided to work with the authorities to help with the police investigation.