We were on our way to Andalusia to ski on a cold Saturday morning. Snowstar Ski Resort is around 100 miles from our place, and we switched drivers when Kandy started complaining of burning eyes. I had not driven even a couple of miles when I started noticing that the car was going like snake on I74 Interstate.
Until I asked that question, my friends thought I was just goofing around on the road, to wake them up. Kandya started saying that he also had trouble controlling the car beyond 70 mph, and before he could complete his sentence, our car went totally out of control. From the right lane, it swayed to the right lane, and before I could do anything, the car was sliding perpendicular to the road. For fraction of seconds, we were able to see the traffic heading towards us.
That's when the whole life started flashing in front of my life. Nah, that did not happen! Probably because I was destined to live! In those last moments before the crash, my brain was busy processing millions of instructions. To apply or to not apply brakes, the direction in which I should be steering, safest place on road and how to avoid those two huge 16 wheelers behind us.
The car ended up in the ditch between the interstate, probably the safest place to be when you meet with an accident. Nobody got hurt, not even a scratch. There was a stunned silence for few seconds in the car, and then we were all back to our normal self, like nothing happened. Called 911, drove the car out of the ditch, sheriff arrived in few minutes, asked us to drive safe and it was all over.
Looking back, I realize anything could have happened at such high speed. Incidents like these are just reminders to value life. Not just ours, but also of people around us. Life, which we take for granted sometimes.
I, for one, know how incredibly lucky I got. We certainly got a lease of life. And I think I know why.
6 comments:
For fraction of seconds, we were able to see the traffic heading towards us. That's when the whole life started flashing in front of my life.
Brilliant.. what caused the incident? flat tyre?
Ice rain, which formed sleet on road, really light weight car and high speed were the cause!
Good reason, though thinking Kandya put some of his martini to VW :p.
For a moment blood rushed to my brain and legs shivered. As I read -16 wheelers, mind raced to "Final Destination".
Manju,
No body can survive kandya's recipe :)
Putts,
You are not the first person who thought of 'Final Destination' after hearing this incident :)
Well, you may want to replace a cucumber with a Kandya here on! I also know of someone who would have offered the Sheriff a Martini after all this! :)
That was a bad incident, but a nice read ;)
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