iPhone Crash Detection saved the day after driver's 330ft mountain drop
A woman has credited her iPhone with saving her life after it automatically called emergency services when her car left the road and careered 330 feet down a mountainside. The iPhone's Crash Detection feature has been credited with saving another life. The woman lost control of her vehicle on a winding road in scenic Denbighshire, UK. It then rolled down the hill before bursting into flames moments after she was able to escape. Emergency services arrived at the scene 20 minutes later, including a mountain rescue team and firefighters. Both had been alerted to the accident by the woman's iPhone and its automatic Crash Detection feature. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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A woman has credited her iPhone with saving her life after it automatically called emergency services when her car left the road and careered 330 feet down a mountainside. The iPhone's Crash Detection feature has been credited with saving another life. The woman lost control of her vehicle on a winding road in scenic Denbighshire, UK. It then rolled down the hill before bursting into flames moments after she was able to escape. Emergency services arrived at the scene 20 minutes later, including a mountain rescue team and firefighters. Both had been alerted to the accident by the woman's iPhone and its automatic Crash Detection feature. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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A woman has credited her iPhone with saving her life after it automatically called emergency services when her car left the road and careered 330 feet down a mountainside.
The iPhone's Crash Detection feature has been credited with saving another life.
The woman lost control of her vehicle on a winding road in scenic Denbighshire, UK.
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