An Accident the Morning...

Well today was something as this morning I was en route to a meeting I had downtown. While I was approaching from a distance of about 300 yards to this four way stop you could hear this sound which the best way I can describe the sound was that it sounded like a THUD.

When I came to a stop so fast this young student on a bike collided with a car. The car was turning properly with a green light and apparently this young man of the age of around 20 years of age - I guess was either not paying attention or just trying to make the lights before they changed.

When I arrived closer everything seemed to go into auto pilot. As it's one thing for a collision but a car colliding with a body is rather alarming. How things can happen so fast within a milli second of so it seemed. I pulled over then I could see that here was a this young man that was on a bike had been hit by a car. It's really hard to describe in words - how it all happened so fast. There were others right there which were waiting at the bus terminal yet everyone seemingly went into shock.

There was a lady, the driver of the car and this young man which had moved over to a bench. The young man seemed to be alright yet with the sound of the impact no one really knew if he had harmed himself or not. Ironically everyone was in shock I think and no one knew what to do. Then there came another person whom started to talk to him and I indicated that the best thing would be if he would lay on the grass and just relax. No one was doing anything yet and then I looked over to were I had parked over with my car as my cellular was within it. I made the request to all that if it was possible to place the young man on the grass even though he looked fine I would run and make a call. Still everyone was within shock. There was a parking lot right next this this area just a few feet. I ran over to this one man as it was closer than my car and he knew as quickly as I did the need to call 911. He handed me his cell and I called and then went back to the location and still everyone seemed to be in a shock. The driver of the car was stressed out as heck. Still no one wished to do anything but this other gentleman called again and then within five minutes the paramedics arrived.

Thereafter I left as I had one meeting which I had to make but within the early portion of the morning this was certainly worth a couple cups of coffee. I don't know how things went and I hope that all. I thought that there were enough people there to give the police there own stories as I didn't catch it all - yet I did hear the sound and then the sight of a car and a young man down which was on a bike. Seemingly it all happened within seconds. Everyone was concerned yet with the exception of a few everyone seemed in some sort of trance as everyone had a cell phone on them but no one made the call.

The young man looked ok yet that didn't mean he was ok and within five minutes the medics arrived. When they arrived there were more that were right there which had witnessed the entire accident. As soon as the medics arrived I felt that all things were in good hands and as I didn't witness the accident I carried on and made the appointment which I had but it does ex amplify how on the first day of school as well within the hustle and rush within the morning. This was something which might not have taken place if people where not within such a rush.

I hope both the driver as well as the presumed student which was on the bike are alright. Yet it seemed to all happen within a milli second.