On my commute home from work this evening I witnessed an automobile accident in the intersection just ahead of me. A larger utility van collided with the left front section of a minivan. I immediately pulled my bike to the side and, with several other people, approached the intersection to see if we could help.
A female driver of the minivan came out of the car crying for help for her and her baby. Someone got the child (a girl about 4 years old) out of the car seat and another helped the lady to the curb area. The child seemed fine, the lady in shock and with a shoulder or arm injury. The air bags had deployed. Some bystanders tended to the lady and child, others called 911, I ferried a child’s jacket, shoes, and umbrella from the car. I also checked the van to make sure there weren’t any other occupants.
Waiting for emergency personnel to arrive I was struck by the scene of so many people offering kind and loving help. One was a co-worker of mine. One gave the lady the coat off his back, while another was talking kindly to the child, another holding the umbrella to protect from the light drizzle, and another gently reassuring the lady everything would be all right. All this amongst the numerous busy commuters trying to get to their destinations.
Sometimes I am reassured it is a wonderful world we live in, with wonderful, otherwise ordinary people everywhere.
heartwarming!