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Bolt Through Windshield Misses Driver by Inches
12 Jul
Summary
- A 4-inch rusty bolt narrowly missed impaling a woman's head.
- The bolt crashed through her car's windshield, embedding in the headrest.
- She credits her late daughter with a sign that saved her life.
Carla Wood, a 59-year-old retired sales coordinator, experienced a terrifying near-death encounter on a road in Doncaster, England. While driving her Mini John Cooper Works Convertible, a cargo truck traveling at approximately 70 mph lost a large, rusty metal bolt. This bolt hurtled through the air and crashed through Carla's windshield, embedding itself in her headrest. Shattered glass did cut her face and arms, but the bolt stopped just inches from her head, narrowly avoiding a fatal outcome.
Wood attributes her survival to a supernatural sign from her daughter, Chloe, who passed away 16 years prior at the age of 18. Carla felt a force guiding her to steer left, away from the bolt's path. She recounted that a normal reaction would have been to swerve right, which would have been catastrophic. The incident has profoundly impacted her, leading her to cherish her life and resolve to live each day to its fullest.
