As we were driving on I-40, right in front of us a minivan came across the median and hit another car head on. A 3rd car was also involved. We were the second rig behind the accident and barely got stopped. Thank goodness Frank does not speed on the interstates.
Above is the mini van that came across the median. There was a family of four in the van. The two babies, one about 2 years old and one just a few months old, were in the back seat strapped into their car seats. I ran and got the hammer out of the tool bag and a young fellow that was at the scene went through the back window and he got the babies out. We laid the older one down on a towel on the grass and kept him still. The baby we kept in the car seat until the paramedics came. The mother was upside down in the front of the seat and couldn’t move. The father, who was the driver died at the scene.
This was the car that the mini-van hit head on. When they hit the car was smoking, but the driver hobbled out the drivers door and made it to the grass in the median. He ended up with a broken leg at least. Both of his air bags deployed.
The third car involved ended up in the median. I didn’t see who came out of that car or if anyone did. They might have just stayed put as they were in a safe area. The man sitting on the grass came out of car #2. A witness is talking to him. Both sides of the freeway were closed and no traffic moved for almost 45 minutes.
They sent two helicopters to air lift the babies. I don’t know where they took them. The paramedics managed to get the mother out of the mini-van and she was transported by ambulance. The news that night on the TV was very sketchy and we will probably never know how the babies and mother came out of it.
This was so horrific to see that I had nightmares for days. Even though we were at the scene, there were enough other witnesses that we were not questioned at all. I hope we never have to witness anything like this again.
We made it into Hot Springs about 3 or 4 in the afternoon and called Linda. We had dinner together and had a nice visit. I was still shook up and forgot to take any pictures.
The next day Frank and I went downtown and he did get his mineral bath and massage. The day was rainy and Linda stayed home while I walked around town and did some shopping. By the time Frank got out of the baths it was close to 4 pm and we just went home and stayed dry. The next day was clear, so we packed up and headed for Texas.
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