Fragility of life

I had a reminder of the fragility of life on the M6 just now - an accident on the other carriageway with many police cars, 3 fire engines and a helicopter air ambulance. I don't think I have ever been so close - odd to see the helicopter just feet away. As I drove on, my mind was drawn to the split second upsets that turn life upside down. So many people affected - those killed/injured, their families and friends, the emergency staff dealing with it - and the hundreds of people in the 3-mile tailback that I passed. I hugged my husband when I arrived home, aware of how unexpectedly it can all be taken from us.