An X-ray image has been released by Dyfed Powys Police of a crash victim who had her feet up on a car dashboard, the image shows what happens at the moment of impact warning passengers to keep their legs in the footwell.
The image shows that the woman suffered life-changing injuries, it also shows one of her hips completely broken off and protruding out of the skin.
The Woman also appears to have suffered several fractures in the crash, including the femur in her right leg.
The Police said that the woman survived the crash thankfully, but was badly injured because of the way she was sitting in the vehicle with her feet up on the dashboard.
Sargeant Ian Price revealed on social media: “Here is an X-ray of horrific injuries sustained to the front seat passenger who had their feet on the dashboard at the time of a collision.
“If you see your passenger doing it stop driving and show them this.”
Sitting with your feet on the dashboard is not illegal in the UK, but can obstruct the driver’s view of the wing mirror, the image has been released as warning to passengers to make them aware of the consequences.
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