A woman involved in a traffic accident has made a miraculous recovery despite suffering serious injuries when a metal rod penetrated her chest.
nursing student Janina Akporavbare was driving on Highway 10 in San Bernardino, California, when a metal support pole broke through the bottom of his vehicle and pierced his chest.
The accident occurred on August 25, 2025.KCBS According to reports, she was unable to avoid the pillar due to rush hour traffic.
“I heard a crashing sound. When I regained consciousness, I felt something dripping onto my body. When I looked down, it was my own blood,” Akpolavbare recalled.
Despite the extremely dangerous situation, the woman, whose brother was in the back seat at the time of the accident, was able to move the car to the side of the road and make an emergency call.
Loma Linda Firefighters Association Firefighters quickly arrived at the scene, but she felt her chances of survival were slim.
“I remember thinking, ‘I’m not going to survive. This is it,'” she said. KCBS is talking about.
As she was being taken by ambulance to the hospital with a metal support still stuck in her body, she asked one of the paramedics to “promise me with your little finger that I will survive.”
Akpolovebare arrived at the hospital within 10 minutes and made a miraculous recovery after multiple surgeries.
“Doctors later told us that she had a 1% chance of survival, but she survived,” the association said.
Although she lost her liver, kidney and part of her intestines and had to miss a semester of school, she is deeply grateful that her life was spared. Last month, in a letter to emergency workers, she called them “angels.”
“My parents and friends feel the same way. You are truly wonderful people. I believe God sent you to me,” said the letter, which the association shared on Facebook.
In response, the association said: “We are honored to be a part of her story. We are grateful for her strength and faith more than words can express. Moments like these remind us that behind every call is a person.”
After recovering, Akpolovebare has renewed her determination to continue her studies and has even stronger desire to help people as a nurse.
「Loma Linda University Medical Center “Now I want to help others, just like the nurses helped me,” she said. KCBS told.
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