NORTH MIAMI, FLA. (WSVN) – A man is recovering in the hospital after harsh weather caused a tree to fall onto his car in North Miami.<\/p>\n
Surveillance video obtained exclusively by 7News shows the moment an intense lightning strike snapped a pine tree, causing it to topple over and crash down onto a Range Rover that was driving by on North Miami Avenue at that moment.<\/p>\n
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews arrived to the scene a short time later.<\/p>\n
A chainsaw could be heard as crews cut through the tree and parts of the Range Rover to reach the injured driver trapped inside the crushed vehicle.<\/p>\n
Once he was extricated, he was placed onto a stretcher and rushed to a hospital.<\/p>\n
The entire incident happened just steps away from the home of Leonce Luma, whose security system managed to record everything.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnfortunately, the car literally passed under that tree,\u201d said Luma.<\/p>\n
While he\u2019s relieved nobody in his family was injured in the stunning lightning strike, he\u2019s hoping the driver that was injured will recover.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll definitely keep the victim in our prayers, and their families, \u2019cause I know something like that is difficult. You wake up one day, the next moment, boom,\u201d said Luma.<\/p>\n
7News has requested further information from North Miami Police regarding the incident.<\/p>\n
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