Mom Unbuckles 2-Year-Old Son from Car Seat and Cuts Through Airbag to Escape After Crashing into River
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A 26-year-old mother saved her 2-year-old son after their car crashed into the Ottaquechee River in Vermont earlier this week.
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According to authorities, the mother unbuckled her son’s seatbelt, cut off the airbag and escaped through the car window before swimming to safety.
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While both people were taken to hospital for evaluation, the cause of the accident is under investigation.
A mother saved her 2-year-old son after his car crashed into a river in Vermont.
At 12:45 local time on Monday, April 6, fire crews responded to a report that a car with people inside was submerged in the Ottaquechee River. newsletter From the Hartford Fire Department.
Although the vehicle was initially seen floating downstream, when the ambulance arrived minutes later, the 26-year-old mother and her 2-year-old son were already safe on the river bank.
The ministry announced that the mother was able to free her son from the backseat of the car immediately after the accident.
He then cut the deploying airbag on the driver’s side and the two managed to escape through the window.
Although they were not thought to be seriously injured, the couple was taken by ambulance to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center for evaluation, fire crews said.
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Authorities say the car was owned by Sabil and Sons Inc. He said he was lifted from the river and the Hartford Fire Department remained at the scene.
The cause of the accident is being investigated.
The Hartford Fire Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for additional comment on Wednesday, April 8.
The woman’s car was pulled from the river after she and her son were rescued
Credit: Hartford Fire Department/Facebook
According to the report, accidents in which a car falls into water are extremely dangerous and have the highest fatality rate. American Automobile Association.
If a car with passengers inside sinks, AAA advises drivers to remain calm, unfasten their seat belts, roll out or break a window, and escape before the vehicle begins to fill with water.
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