CRASH

Was it the end of February?

Yes.

Winter. You like winter?

No.

Was it freezing?

Yes.

Sleet, sad weather?

Yes.

But you still had to go?

Yes.

Got up in the morning as on any other day?

Yes.

Set off at half past six as on any other morning?

Yes, yes.

The usual route? The usual route?

Yes.

Towards the motorway?

Yes.

Did everything seem safe driving on the motorway?

Yes.

Did you drive at 130km/h? Did you drive at 130km/h?

Yes.

Did you exit the motorway?

Yes.

Did you reduce speed? Did you reduce speed?

Yes.

Did you drive on? Over hill and dale?

Yes.

Thinking of summer?

Yes, yes.

Is it more beautiful there in the summer?

Yes.

Was the road slippery? Was the road slippery?

Yes.

Did you feel nothing would go wrong?

Yes.

But at last you reached the slippery section, right?

Yes, yes.

Were you more cautious? Were you more cautious?

Yes.

Did the road become dry again soon?

Yes.

Did the view become clearer?

Yes.

Did you get braver? Did you get braver?

Yes.

And then came the ascent?

Yes, yes.

With the blind, blind curve?

Yes.

Were you overtaking another car before the curve?

Yes.

Did you finally enter the curve?

Yes.

Did the road suddenly turn icy underneath?

Yes.

Unexpectedly? Unexpectedly?

Yes.

Did you instantly feel it?

Yes?

Feel the rear of the car slide?

Yes.

In the very same moment?

Yes, yes.

Were you still in control then?

Yes.

And the next moment?

Yes.

Did you reach the top of the slope?

Yes.

Did you end up taking the curve?

No.

You barely wished so?

Yes.

Was the road covered in sheet ice from that point?

Yes.

Are you sure? Are you sure?

Yes, Yes.

Did the car slip and slide out of control?

Yes.

Completely? Completely?

Yes.

Did you try countersteering?

Yes.

Wasn’t there anything you could do?

No.

Could you hold the car any longer?

No.

Did it skid?

Yes.

Did it roll over a few times?

Yes.

Rolled over once?

Yes.

Rolled over twice?

Yes.

Rolled over three times?

Yes, yes.

Did it then crash into the ditch upside down?

Yes.

Was your seatbelt fortunately, fortunately fastened?

Yes, yes.

Did you feel that this was it?

Yes.

Did you hold onto the steering wheel?

Yes.

Did you close your eyes?

Yes.

Did you feel that you couldn’t, you couldn’t do anything?

Yes.

Did you land upside down?

Yes.

Were you thinking, were you feeling, were you thinking, were you feeling: am I alive?

Yes.

Were you thinking, were you feeling that the world had stopped?

Yes.

And you weren’t feeling pain?

No.

Did you touch yourself?

Yes.

Had you shattered?

No.

Hadn’t the windshield shattered either?

No.

Had the side window shattered?

Yes.

Did you climb out of the car? On all fours?

Yes.

Could you stand up?

Yes.

But you were dazed, right?

Yes.

Did someone stop to help?

Yes.

Did the paramedics and the police arrive?

Yes, yes.

Did they ask if you were alone?

Yes.

Did you say you indeed were all alone, alone?

Yes.

Did you start trembling, trembling?

Yes.

And then it finally struck you, right?

Yes.

Could you have died?