Watch: ‘Would have been gone’: Car carrying three children just inches away from tragedy
Man had three children in the back when he came face to face with potential tragedy.
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Highway chokepoints this Christmas season
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France, Italy in push to scrap 2025 car emission fines
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Osprey Drive residents want speed bump removed
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Dog in car taken from shop injured but reunited with owner
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