Spotted an accident today at a 4 way intersection. The first thing I saw was a Land Rover near the curb in the grass. It looked like it'd flipped a few times on it's way to rest. I am uncertain if the crushed side was from impact or the flip.

Two ambulances were carting away people. I do not know from which cars they were.

As we neared the intersection, we saw a black '04 (or greater) X5. It was three lanes away from the Land Rover, sitting square in the middle of the intersection. Every piece of sheet metal was missing from the windshield forward. The engine block was titled one way. Both front tires looked flat. The force of the impact flipped the sideview mirrors forward. The front drivers door was open and not dented or bent. In fact, from the windshield back, it looked like a regular X5 (with jacked up mirrors).

Who is to say that if the impact was reversed, the X5 might have also flipped. But this was the reason that we opted for an X5 for my mother in law in '01 and for the arrival of our child in '04. With all respect for the trauma of the situation, it was comforting passing through that intersection in an X5 with a baby seat secured in the back.