Janina Akporavbare. CBS L.A.
A young nursing student survived a nearly fatal impalement after a large pole flew into her vehicle while she was driving on Interstate 10 near San Bernardino, California, in what emergency responders are calling an extraordinary case of survival.
Janina Akporavbare, a resident of Redlands, recalls the moment she saw the massive pole hurtling toward her car during rush-hour traffic on Aug. 25. The object, which appeared unexpectedly on the westbound lanes of the 10 Freeway near the Tippecanoe exit, struck her car and impaled her in the stomach as it slid under her vehicle…