A rollover crash on Interstate 280 in San Francisco turned into an animal rescue Saturday evening after a pug escaped from the vehicle and ran along the freeway.
The San Francisco Fire Department and California Highway Patrol responded around 6:12 p.m. to southbound I-280 near Cesar Chavez Street.
Fire officials said the people inside the vehicle were OK, but crews then had to locate and secure a pug that had been riding inside.
VEHICLE ROLLOVER + ANIMAL RESCUE
INCIDENT: Motor Vehicle Rollover with Animal Rescue
LOCATION: Highway 280, SB at Caesar Chavez San Francisco
AGENCIES: San Francisco Fire Department, California Highway Patrol
DATE / TIME: 6:12 PM, August 8, 2026
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After a brief chase along the freeway, firefighters and CHP officers caught the dog.
The pug was not injured, fire officials said.
No other details about the crash were immediately released.
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