Car Rolls 300 Feet Down San Jose Embankment, Kills Driver

A driver died on Friday morning after a black car rolled down a hill near Guadalupe Recycling & Disposal Facility, according to authorities.

Fire Captain Mitch Matlow said crews they found the car - and the driver inside — at 15900 block of Guadalupe Mines Road around 9:30 a.m., just west of Almaden Quicksilver County Park Trailhead.

The car rolled about 400 feet down a hill before settling on a lower road, Matlow said.

No other people were injured during this accident.

The cause of the accident is unknown. The driver has not been identified.

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