APEX, N.C. — A witness to a serious crash in Apex involving a young child said she and her coworker tried saving the victims involved.
Apex Police responded to a single-car crash Friday afternoon on Schieffelin Road. Few details have been released involving the crash.
According to the witness, the crash ejected a mother and her child from the vehicle. Another witness with EMT training later said the woman died.
“I unfortunately saw things people don’t want to see everyday,” said Meghan O’Donnell, who saw the crash happen with her coworker.
O’Donnell sprung into action when tragedy unfolded in front of her job in Apex as the work day was coming to a close.
“I was taking a phone call, sitting at my desk like a normal day and I heard a loud crash. and then car alarms go off.
O’Donnell said she initially tried brushing it off, but instinct told her to check out the scene.
O’Donnell discovered the vehicle was severely damaged, and the driver, along with two passengers, who needed help.
“I grabbed the baby and did what I could do,” O’Donnell said. “[I] held on to that sweet boy until the paramedics took him from me.”
O’Donnell said she’s still shaken by the experience.
“It’s tough for me because I tried but there wasn’t much anyone could do,” O’Donnell said. “And that’s hard.”
WRAL News has reached out to Apex police about the crash. Investigators shared a Facebook post Friday stating the wreck was cleared.
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