A section of Broadway Street in Minneapolis was shut down for hours Monday morning, after a truck and car collide, critically injuring a 19-month-old boy.
According to police, the child is still alive thanks to a nurse, who was in the right place at the right time.
"I happened to look over and heard a smash," said Chris Barsness.
Barsness, a registered nurse, was at the scene as a delivery truck slammed into a car with the toddler strapped in a car seat. Investigators believe the car was turning left through the intersection, trying to beat the truck.
"Nobody was even trying to stop. There was no sound of breaks, nothing," Barsness explained.
"There was a guy outside of the car saying call 911…I ran over there with my blankets and didn't realize there was a baby in the back," explained Barsness.
Police said the driver of the car was not seriously hurt, but the little boy was.
"We did what we could. Cut the belt to get the car seat away from the door so paramedics could grab him and go," Barsness said.
The delivery truck driver works for Neenah Springs, a St. Paul-based beverage retailer.
A person who answered the phone at the company said, "What happens to a co-worker happens to all of us" and stated the company was praying about the situation and for everyone involved.
Police spent much of the morning reconstructing the scene and said it could be several weeks before they know the exact cause of the accident.
The toddler is being treated at an area hospital, where he remains in critical condition.
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