In the US city of Cedar Springs, Michigan, a woman survived a car accident, as a result of which her skull was completely separated from the spine, writes forumdaily. com.

Lila Deline drove up to the house when another car crashed into her car.. The accident occurred in front of her husband, who was waiting for her in the yard. He immediately rushed to the wrecked car and found that his wife was conscious, but could neither move nor speak. He fixed and held her head until an ambulance arrived, which the culprit helped to call.. Doctors believe that it was thanks to the actions of the spouse that the woman remained alive.

At Deline, they found a rupture and dislocation of the atlanto-occipital articulation connecting the occipital bone with the first cervical vertebra.. “The fact that she got to the hospital alive was almost a miracle,” says surgeon Charles Gibson.. - In most cases, with such an injury die at the scene ".

At first, the woman’s body was completely paralyzed.. She could react to other words only by closing her eyes or moving her lips silently.. “I thought my whole life would be like that now,” she says.. - A respirator, diapers and inability to communicate ".

The fears were in vain. In the three months since the accident, her condition has improved markedly.. Control of the body returned, she began to get up, walk and do the exercises necessary for further recovery. The driver of a car colliding with a Deline car has been charged with violating traffic rules, leading to serious bodily harm..

In August, another American was reported who survived a similar injury and survived.. A man flew through the windshield when the car in which he was driving fell into a ditch and rolled over. A friend did not allow him to move until the doctors arrived at the scene..