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Russian baby flung from car, nearly hit by oncoming truck [VIDEO]

This is one lucky baby.
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Published: Jan. 23, 2013 at 12:16 PM
By KATE STANTON, UPI.com

When her parents' car swerved on an icy Moscow highway, a one-year-old Russian girl was flung through the back window onto the road, narrowly avoiding an oncoming truck. According to ABC News, a camera attached to the car of a nearby vehicle captured the harrowing moment on tape.

According to the Daily Telegraph, driver Dmitry Aliev lost control during an trying to overtake traffic. The child's parents hadn't strapped her into her car seat. She was taken to the hospital for bruises and a concussion.



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