Phrase for tonight is "holy fucking shit".

I'm just going to copy this conversation off overlandmush, because I'm not likely to get much more coherent.

( Brief description of dramatic car accident among the things behind cut. )

So wide-eyed prayers for some kids in a car, who are having a far more exciting night than anyone really needs. And thanks to all the people who were there and able to help, calling the emergency services (who passed us on the way home, after we came to the conclusion that there was nothing we could do that wasn't already being done by several other people), though they'll never see this.