If you saw a car accident right down your block, would you call 911?

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Most people do call 911 when they see a major accident on the road within view of their home, looking out the window. But it is funny to think that, well, most people do have cell phones right? So let them call 911 and spare me the cost of a call. But I called and glad I did. It turns out they did not call 911 and at least 2 people were injured and when the fire truck arrived, the fire fighters got out quickly and looked after the two people who were in fact laying on the sidewalk and two vehicles were damaged, on sideways with the front end smashed and the other ran up on the front lawn in front of the house across the street. The traffic was completely backed up as it was evening rush hour, still daylight at the time of the crash. It was nearly impossible for police, fire truck and ambulance to weave through all the traffic to get to the victims of the accident. I am happy that I made that call to 911. The clean up took over 2 hours from the time I called the emergency response to the time when the road was completely cleared and they towed away the damaged vehicles. I am only thankful that this kind of thing doesn't happen as often since they put up a red light down the street. The cause of the accident is unknown to me. I imagine it was due to a combination of speed and distraction that led to the collision.