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Car Dangles From Unlikely Perch After Skid in Los Angeles

A car ended up precariously balanced on the top of an embankment after losing control and skidding up the concrete retaining wall.
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A car sits atop an embankment after losing control and skidding up the concrete retaining wall on South La Brea Ave in Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles on Aug. 24, 2014. The driver and his passenger escaped injury. MARK RALSTON / AFP - Getty Images

It's the kind of maneuver you're more likely to expect of a skateboard: A car skidded up the concrete retaining wall after losing control and ended up precariously balanced on the top of an embankment on South La Brea Ave in Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles on Sunday. The driver and his passenger escaped injury. In skateboarding this is called a "grind."