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Firefighter responds to car crash, finds wife and son are the victims

A firefighter responded to head-on collision and found his wife and young son among the victims.
“It’s my family. My wife was laying there on the ground,” firefighter Aaron Van Riper said. “I don’t know how either one of them lived. There was nothing left of that car.”
Both his wife, Amber, and son, Jonathan, 7, were airlifted to the hospital. Both suffered multiple fractures.

Van Riper told KTRK his wife went through nine hours of surgery on Sunday to repair a broken pelvis.

"She gave a thumbs-up to the doctor, but that's the first time she showed signs of anything," Aaron added
 Both his wife and son are expected to be in wheelchairs temporarily as they recover.
It is unclear if anyone else was injured in the accident.

However the family doesn’t have medical insurance so friends set up a GoFundMe account to raise $50,000 to cover the medical costs.
at 6/12/2015 06:53:00 am

52 comments:

  1. APPLELIPX12 June 2015 at 06:45

    Awww
    Wish them quick recovery

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    1. Unknown12 June 2015 at 13:45

      Thank God he responded 'cos if he had walked away feeling that it doesn't concern him, the story would have been different.



      #TeamBlessed#

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    2. Juleslouis12 June 2015 at 20:22

      Hope our security team and co learns from this! It could be your family. It could be anyone!

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  2. Unknown12 June 2015 at 06:45

    Omase

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  3. yvejohn12 June 2015 at 06:48

    Awww so touching.its very good to be ready to help anytime anywhere,and it's also good to take ur job seriously cos we never can tell who needs our help,can be family or anyone.

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  4. Unknown12 June 2015 at 06:50

    Chai but I thank God for their lives...ndubuisi

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  5. Unknown12 June 2015 at 06:50

    Wow! Dis is miracle, and I bless God for their scaling thru d accident wit out major injury. I wish them speedy recovery.

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  6. Unknown12 June 2015 at 06:52

    Thank God for their lives and they are recovering so fast.

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  7. Unknown12 June 2015 at 06:57

    Oh dear!! Wishing them speedy recovery

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  8. Unknown12 June 2015 at 06:58

    Wishing them quick recovery

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  9. Unknown12 June 2015 at 07:00

    Thank God his family made it through.

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  10. Unknown12 June 2015 at 07:00

    Thank God there was no life lost...
    And thank God the family is doing Great...

    God Be PraiseD...

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  11. Unknown12 June 2015 at 07:00

    Thank God there was no life lost...
    And thank God the family is doing Great...

    God Be PraiseD...

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  12. Beloved #CHIVIDO 202012 June 2015 at 07:00

    All this fire accidents here and there ! God do you want to destroy the world with fire?

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  13. Unknown12 June 2015 at 07:04

    He must have felt really bad when he noticed his family was among the victims.

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  14. Alloy Chikezie12 June 2015 at 07:06

    Think God for their lives.

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  15. Unknown12 June 2015 at 07:07

    Awww!
    Wonder how shocked he will be at first
    Thank they're alive.m

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  16. P.P12 June 2015 at 07:08

    Thnk God dey ar alive

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  17. Unknown12 June 2015 at 07:09

    E ya, always gud 2 do gud. If he had ignore d accident, his family would b survived it

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  18. Unknown12 June 2015 at 07:09

    E ya, always gud 2 do gud. If he had ignore d accident, his family would b survived it

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  19. Jojo12 June 2015 at 07:22

    This is so nice. Next time people on call will respond quickly cos u might never know who's in distress.

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  20. Unknown12 June 2015 at 07:23

    Awwwww how nice of his friends .. Thank God for their lives..lesson for all, itz good to help people as fast as you can, and when necessarry..

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  21. Victor Chinonso Eke12 June 2015 at 07:31

    chai.. thank God no life lost...
    it's well...

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  22. Unknown12 June 2015 at 07:32

    Woooooooow! Thanks to the man's job. I wish dem a speedy recovery. Linda take note!

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  23. Unknown12 June 2015 at 07:35

    It jus shows he's diligent at his work.jus imagine he was nonchalant about oda pipo,he wuda acted unconcerned about his family

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  24. Unknown12 June 2015 at 07:35

    Awwwww...thank God for his mercies

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  25. Anonymous12 June 2015 at 07:52

    When would they do affordable care for all. So much for being world power and some people even fire fighters can't afford health care.

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  26. Jasmine Joseph12 June 2015 at 07:57

    God is awesome, only God could have done this

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  27. Jasmine Joseph12 June 2015 at 07:57

    God is awesome, only God could have done this

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  28. Unknown12 June 2015 at 08:08

    Eya.

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  29. Tee12 June 2015 at 08:15

    Nice one friends and thank God they re alive.

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  30. Anonymous12 June 2015 at 08:22

    Wow, God Win

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  31. Unknown12 June 2015 at 08:30

    Awww tnk God 4 dier lives

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  32. iyke cindy12 June 2015 at 08:31

    Awwwww....touchin ** its gud to be gud#....

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  33. Trendyify12 June 2015 at 08:35

    God is great, it is well with his family

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  34. Blog It With Olivia12 June 2015 at 08:41

    I can imagine hw surprised he was when he swa them, hope they get better






    #ITwillONLYgetBETTER
    #itMUSTendINpraise

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    1. Divinelyfavored12 June 2015 at 10:36

      U c he responded on time not knowing they were his family. Unlike some places, where they will say " no fuel" anyways I wish them well

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  35. prettiyz12 June 2015 at 08:45

    Am glad they survived

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  36. Unknown12 June 2015 at 09:04

    That's unfortunate

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  37. Unknown12 June 2015 at 09:13

    Ooh.
    Quite touching.
    Hope they get the target fund.

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  38. Anonymous12 June 2015 at 09:15

    EHYA....TOMJERRYSWIT

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  39. yawanow12 June 2015 at 09:20

    Tragic. Thank God they survived the accident.

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  40. Anonymous12 June 2015 at 09:21

    MIRACLE of GOD

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  41. ary12 June 2015 at 09:35

    Awwww you can imagine his surprise and dismay at the same time, it would throw any man off

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    1. Dobzi fingers12 June 2015 at 10:29

      Thank God for their lives

      http://www.dobzifingers.com/?m=1

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  42. Unknown12 June 2015 at 09:39

    Oh dats amazing wishing them quick recovery

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  43. Anonymous12 June 2015 at 10:31

    Sometimes life can be so cruel.

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  44. MADE IN NIGERIA12 June 2015 at 11:04

    Thank God they survived!

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  45. Unknown12 June 2015 at 13:18

    Awww thank God they are alive.....negligence @ work isn't good dats wot save d family cos d guy was just doing his job nd he never knew he was saving his own family

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  46. Anonymous12 June 2015 at 14:58

    Pray this you don't enter temptation

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  47. TONIA GREEN12 June 2015 at 17:05

    Wish them speedy recovery.


    The voice of the prophetess

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  48. Unknown15 June 2015 at 05:06

    OMG! Thank God they are alive. Wish them quick recovery.

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