A woman has made a miraculous recovery after a metal bar pierced her chest in a car crash.
A Janina Akporavbare A nursing student was driving on Interstate 10 in San Bernardino, California, USA, when a pole cut through the underside of the vehicle and pierced his chest.
The accident occurred on August 25, 2025. THE KCBS according to the channel’s report, he was unable to avoid the pole because it was rush hour traffic. “I heard this crunching sound. I woke up and felt something dripping on me. I looked at it and it was my blood,” Akporavbare recalled.
Despite the hopeless situation, Akporavbare, who was sitting with his brother in the back seat of the car at the time of the accident, still managed to drive the vehicle to the roadside and call the emergency services.
A Loma Linda Firefighters Association his firefighters quickly arrived on the scene, but Akporavbare knew he had little chance of survival. “I remember thinking, ‘I’m going to die now. This is the end of me,'” said a KCBS channel.
As he was taken to the hospital by ambulance with the column still inside, Akporavbare asked one of the paramedics to “promise me that I will survive, we will swear on our little finger.”
Akporavbare was hospitalized in less than 10 minutes and miraculously recovered after several surgeries. “Doctors later told him he had a 1% chance of survival. He did,” the association said.
His liver, kidney and part of his intestines were removed and he had to miss a semester, but he’s thankful to be alive. Last month, he sent a letter to the association’s paramedics, referring to them as “angels”.
“My parents and friends believe the same. You are wonderful people. I am happy that God sent you,” he wrote in the letter, which the association shared on its Facebook page.
“We are deeply honored to have been a part of her story and grateful beyond words for her strength and faith. Moments like these remind us that behind every call there is a real person,” the association responded in the post.
After recovering, Akporavbare is excited to continue her education and is even more determined to help others as a nurse. “I want to help people, as the Loma Linda University Medical Center his nurses helped me,” said a KCBS channel.
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