According to the police, the diaper-wearing kids were not strapped into anything when the vehicle crashed
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- A major crash involving two young occupants took place at the Interstate 10 in Texas.
- The kids, aged 1 and 4, were ejected from a rolling Jeep due to not being restrained.
- The toddlers and their father were transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
A horrifying video of two young kids on diapers crawling on a Texas highway after a serious accident left viewers stunned. The toddlers miraculously survived without serious injuries, despite being ejected from a rolling vehicle.
The accident took place on the Interstate 10’s East Freeway at Freeport, on Sunday, August 11. It involved two vehicles which appear to be a silver Jeep Wrangler and a white sedan. Following the collision, the Jeep flipped over several times before resting on its roof. Video footage from the scene shows two toddlers sitting on the tarmac, about a hundred yards from the overturned off-roader.
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In the video, we can see the diaper-wearing toddlers trying to stand up and walk, while an individual approaches the youngest and another person runs towards the oldest. There is no information on whether they suffered external or internal injuries, but local media report they were transported to the hospital in serious but non-life-threatening condition.
According to the police, the kids, aged 1 and 4, were ejected from the Jeep due to not being properly restrained in child seats, as required by law. Speaking to KPRC 2, Deputy Thomas Gilliland said that the toddlers were “sitting at the back of the vehicle, not strapped into anything”.
Harris County Sheriff, Ed Gonzalez, published the following announcement on X: “HCSO Texas Deputies responded to a major crash on the main lanes of the East Freeway at Freeport. A two-car crash where one of the cars flipped over several times causing ejection. The car was occupied by one adult and two children. They are being transported to a hospital. No reported injuries to the occupants in the other car.”
The video went viral on social media, causing a backlash against the adult occupant of the Jeep who is said to be the father of the kids. Commenters accused them for endangering the welfare of the young children by not taking the necessary safety measures during their transport.
Other were relieved that the toddlers survived the accident, as things could have been a lot worse if the angle of the crash was slightly different or the incoming traffic didn’t stop on time. Hopefully, the driver will face the consequences of their actions and the kids will recover fast.