Evan was driving carefully down the mountain. However, as he rounded a bend, he saw a large truck headed straight for him, driving on the wrong side of the road! Evan swerved sharply, trying to avoid the truck. But the road was narrow, and Evan’s car went flying over the side of the mountain! Evan quickly undid his seatbelt and wrenched open his door. With one last prayer, he leapt out of the falling car. He grabbed wildly at the hillside as he fell, and luckily got a hold on a stout, almost dead, birch tree. For a moment, he just hung there, catching his breath. Far below, Evan heard the sickening crunch of his car hitting the rocks. Then he slowly and painfully pulled himself up to a safer perch on the tree that had saved his life. Far above, a crowd had gathered. Soon, people let down ropes to help him climb back up. They could hardly believe his miraculous escape!
The Accident
