A woman has made a miraculous recovery after a metal bar went through her chest during a car crash.
The nursing student Janina Akporavbare she was driving her car on Highway 10 in San Bernardino, California (USA), when a pole cut the underside of her vehicle and went through her chest.
The incident occurred on August 25, 2025. As reported by the channel KCBSsaid she was unable to veer away from the pole due to rush hour traffic. “I could hear this grinding sound. I woke up and felt something dripping on me. I looked down and it was my blood,” Akporavbare recalled.
Despite the desperate situation, Akporavbare, who was with her brother in the back seat of the vehicle at the time of the accident, still managed to drive to the side of the road and call emergency services.
The rescuers of Loma Linda Firefighters Association they quickly arrived at the scene, but Akporavbare knew his chances were not good. “I remember thinking, ‘I’m going to die now. This is the end for me,'” he told KCBS.
As she was transported by ambulance to hospital with the pole still lodged in her belly, Akporavbare recalled asking one of the paramedics to “swear on his little finger” that she would survive.
Akporavbare arrived at the hospital in less than 10 minutes and, after several operations, made a miraculous recovery. “Doctors told us later that she had only a 1% chance of survival. She survived,” the association said.
She had pieces of her liver, kidney and intestines removed and missed a semester of studies, but she is grateful to be alive. In a letter sent to the association’s paramedics last month, Akporavbare called them “angels”.
“My parents and friends also believe [questo]. You are incredible people. I am happy that God sent you to me,” he wrote in the letter, shared by the association in a post on Facebook.
“We are deeply honored to have been part of her story and are immensely grateful for her strength and faith. Moments like this remind us that behind every call there is a real person,” the association responded in the post’s caption.
After her recovery, Akporavbare is eager to resume her studies and is even more determined to help others by becoming a nurse. “I want to help people like the nurses at Loma Linda University Medical Center they helped me,” he told KCBS.
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