Posted on 10/01/2003 12:27:09 PM PDT by bedolido
A two-year-old Australian boy has escaped injury after crashing his mother's car through a fence and into two other vehicles.
Ethan Nicol, of Rockhampton in Queensland, escaped without a scratch despite the car being written-off.
His mother Althea said she was standing in her kitchen with a friend when she saw the car go past with Ethan, the youngest of seven children, standing behind the wheel.
"I just started screaming because I knew that even if I ran outside and caught up to it I'd never be able to stop it," Mrs Nicol said.
Mrs Nicol said when she reached the car she found her son lying on the floor in the front.
"I don't know whether he fell down or climbed down there, but the ambulance people told me that's what probably saved him from any injury," she said.
It's believed the boy had climbed into the car after a friend's child had left the door open while collecting a pair of shoes, reports the news.com website.
Mrs Nicol added: "He must have a guardian angel or nine lives."
Story filed: 11:45 Wednesday 1st October 2003
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