How my presence of mind saved me from a serious head on collision

I am yet to shake this off and have been thankful and grateful, to come out unscathed.

BHPian Mudhalaipattia recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

While the tragic loss of life in the train accident is still bothering us, I was witness to another accident, this afternoon, which I’m afraid may have been fatal to some in the Ertiga. I sincerely wish and hope speedy recovery for the rest. It was a gory sight and one which will haunt me for a long time to come.

I am yet to shake this off and have been thankful and grateful, to come out unscathed. Amazing reflex by the Swift TN 43E XXXX (Not revealing the license plate number) who stopped just in time – Thank you my friend. Which otherwise could have resulted in another collision with the XUV.

Let’s respect the privacy of those involved and please don’t ask for more details on this incident. I put this video up for a few reasons:

• No one in the Ertiga was wearing a seat belt, including the driver. – Why !!!!
• The airbags deployed, which saved the lives of driver and passenger. However they were badly injured.
• There seems to be another person seated in the passenger seat, who may not have been so lucky.
• The lady seated in the second row middle seat bore the burnt of the impact.
• The ambulance came, exactly after 5 minutes, which makes all the difference between life and death.
• The locals came out in full force, retrieving the gravely injured, prying open the jammed doors with bare hands and getting them on the ambulance.

While we always wear the seat belt, I’m mandating all passengers, even third row passengers to wear seat belt in my car henceforth.

The brakes and steering control on the XUV was amazing. I felt in control of the vehicle all through out. All the tech in the car does make a difference when it really matters.

• Please don’t load a car seat beyond its stated capacity. One seat is meant for one adult. And there’s only one seatbelt per seat.
• Please, please please wear seat belts.
• Please choose a car that has a minimum of 2 airbags.
• And for heaven’s sake, pay attention to the road when driving.

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