My Father Escapes a Serious Car Accident Unhurt

On July 6th, my father was in a serious car accident. He was on his way home from Xinzhu City sometime after 4 a.m. It was dark outside and there were no other vehicles on the road. He was driving at the speed limit, approximately 60-70 kilometres per hour (37-43.5 miles per hour). At about 4:15 a.m., as he was passing the gate of the Science Park, he suddenly saw a two-foot high concrete safety barrier in front of him. As it was too late to brake and stop the car, the car ran in to the safety barrier. With a loud bang from the collision, the car slid four or five meters before it overturned and rested on its passenger side.

The red circle shows the start of the safety barrier	The car after the accident

After the car turned over, my father found himself squatting in front of the passenger seat. He heard a woman scream outside, so he hurriedly climbed out of the window of the driver's side, slid along the roof of the car and waved to the woman saying, "I'm all right, I am all right!" The lady said, surprised, "Are you really all right?" My dad replied, "Yes, I am really all right."

That night, I received a call from one of my uncles. He asked whether my father had called me (I live in Taipei). When I told him, "No," he said, "Something so major took place, are you sure your father didn't call you?" I then asked him, "Is it about driving?" My uncle replied, "Your father was in a car accident this morning. The car was completely destroyed, but your father was not even slightly injured. Your Teacher (referring to the founder of Faun Gong, Mr. Li Hongzhi) saved him." My uncle again mentioned that it was inconceivable that my father was not hurt at all, since the car was a write of.

My uncle then chatted with me about his how things were going in his life. Later, he suddenly said that he also wanted to learn Falun Gong, and asked me if it was difficult to learn and whether he could also practise. At that moment, I was profoundly happy for him because my aunts and uncles all know that our family practises Falun Gong and they know that it is good. When we get together each year, we always talk about Falun Gong with them, but they never wanted to start to practise. After my dad's incident, my uncles were all shocked and said, "Falun Gong is truly amazing."

Later, when I talked to my father, he said that at the moment of the collision, before he had time to even blink his eyes, he felt two hands grab his face and neck, and pull him down so as to squat in front of the passenger seat and thus avoid injury from the broken windows and steering wheel. The only 'injury' he received was a 10-centimetre tear to his right trouser leg. It happened so fast that he did not have time to think, nor was he scared. The only thought he had was that it was lucky the accident happened early in the morning, so there were no other cars on the road; otherwise it could have caused a serious traffic accident and may have harmed others.

A police station happened to be nearby, so they called the police from the traffic team to manage the scene. The police asked my father, "It is dangerous here. Did you slow down?" My father replied, "Due to the darkness, I could not see clearly. Moreover, how come the traffic lane suddenly narrowed and became the safety island. I crashed into it going the normal speed limit, without stepping on the brake. My Teacher saved me!" The police officer was curious and asked, "What Teacher?" My father answered, "I practise Falun Gong. It is our Teacher who saved me."

The car had to be scrapped. As soon as my father returned home from the accident, he approached Teacher's picture, put both palms together and said to Teacher, "Thank you Teacher for saving my life. I will be diligent in my cultivation practise." He said that Teacher still mercifully protects an un-diligent student such as himself and saved his life.

My father wanted to write down this story and submit it to the website, so everyone could witness the greatness of Falun Dafa. He rode a motorbike to the Xinzhu Local Police Station to request photos of the accident scene. A police officer told my father that there was no way to give him the pictures because they had to wait until all 36 shots on the roll of film were taken. My father, however, wanted to get the pictures as soon as possible. The policeman curiously asked, "Why are you so eager to get the pictures?" My father replied, "I am a Falun Gong practitioner. My Teacher saved my life, so I would like to submit the pictures to our website and let everyone witness the greatness of Falun Dafa." The police officer then told my father, "All right, come pick them up at 5 p.m."

At 5 p.m., my dad arrived at the police station and briefly introduced Falun Dafa, shared some cultivation stories about senior citizens who had benefited from the practice, and handed out some informational materials about Falun Dafa. He saw that the photos were ready for him on the table. After my father introduced Falun Gong to the police officers and passed on some informational materials, he left happily with seven pictures of the accident scene.

On the afternoon of the 8th of July, my uncle who had told me about the accident called my father and described his visit to the doctor's office. Dr. Hu told my uncle that he had no illness, but only that he was stressed and panicked due to intense pressure and anxiety. My father talked with him for an hour, and asked him to read Zhuan Falun, telling him that the book has all the answers he had been looking for. My uncle said he really wanted to read it.

My father told me later that no matter how he advised my uncle to read Zhuan Falun in the past, my uncle would claim that he was not interested and that he didn't have time. Now, because of the accident, my uncle has completely changed his opinion and is willing to hear more about Falun Gong.