A woman sat at a stop sign with her mother when a large white truck crashed toward them. There was no time to get out of the way. Moments earlier, they had been waiting for a chance to turn left. Now, another driver’s actions had put both of their lives in danger.
They survived the crash, but the woman says she cannot stop thinking about what happened. The sight of the truck coming toward her keeps returning, along with the fear she felt as it struck the driver’s side of her car.
In a post shared on Reddit’s r/caraccidents forum, the woman described the wreck and how she has felt since. She listed October 15 as the crash date, though the timeline in her post was not fully clear. She did not name the city or state where it happened.
Getting home safely was a huge relief, especially with her mother beside her. Yet the crash has left her facing more than painful memories. Her paid-off car may be gone, and with it, the freedom to drive herself to work without worrying about how she will get there.
Out Of Nowhere
I survived a car accident two days ago, and now I’m just angry and crying all the time.
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The two women stopped at an intersection and waited to make a left turn. Traffic was moving along the road ahead of them when, according to the driver, another motorist ran a stop sign and struck a passing truck.
The impact sent the truck toward their car. With the heavy vehicle now heading straight for her door, the woman could do little but watch. It hit the driver’s side before she had any chance to escape.
What began as a normal drive turned into a three-vehicle crash. The woman later shared a photo showing damaged vehicles near a tow truck, with someone who appeared to be directing traffic nearby.
Her account describes how the wreck unfolded, though no police report was provided to confirm the cause. The photo also does not show the moments leading up to the crash.
Still Shaking
Once the vehicles stopped, the woman’s fear did not fade. She recalled shaking, pacing, and pulling at her hair as she tried to catch her breath. At one point, she began crying, though the tears did not come right away.
Her mother had made it through the wreck as well. That brought some comfort, but it did little to quiet the thoughts racing through her head. Even after returning home, she kept seeing the truck coming toward them.
Rather than keeping those feelings to herself, she turned to Reddit to hear from others who had lived through a serious crash. She wanted to know how they handled the fear, anger, and stress that followed.
One commenter urged her to consider therapy. In her reply, the woman explained that she was already attending sessions. She had feared for her mother’s life as much as her own, and that moment was proving hard to leave behind.
More Than A Car
As she tried to deal with the shock, another worry began to weigh on her. The car she had worked to pay off might be beyond repair. Losing it would mean figuring out how to get to work and manage her daily life without her own vehicle.
She had not received a confirmed total-loss decision in the account she shared. Still, the thought of starting over with another car added to an already stressful time.
Others in the discussion understood that concern. One person described being hit while stopped and struggling to feel safe behind the wheel afterward. Left turns had become especially hard, while replacing the damaged vehicle brought its own costs and problems.
For the woman, the hardest part remained the memory of the truck. In her reply about therapy, she returned to the moment when she thought she and her mother might die, explaining why the crash was still weighing on her.