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Well given how hard the crash was our initial concern was that 50% oxygen wasn't getting released into an area where a fire could potentially be started.
We actually got off easy. My car is getting fixed as we speak. The woman in the middle was driving her farther's car, which was 3 weeks old, and it was totaled. They got off easy too. There were 3 of them in th car and they were hit REALLY hard and three times. First by the car that rammed them, then the collision with us and a second collision with the car behind because he didn't stop moving forward after the first time.
We felt 2 collisions. There were no sounds of braking or any attempt to steer out of it by the guy who caused it.
Initially they got out and immediately reported that they had neck pain and tinnitus, which is why we called 911. They were pretty shocked by the whole thing and we needed to keep them from wandering around on the freeway before the ambulance arrived.
Strangely, the guy who caused the whole thing wasn't badly hurt. If you saw his car you would think otherwise but apparently seat belts and air-bags do actually work. The most amazing thing to me was to feel the air bags. Absolutely contrary to what I thought, it was not cold at all ... it was hot. That's the total opposite of what I expected.
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