Watch: Baby survives being thrown from car

Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY | USATODAY

On a cold, desolate stretch of Russian highway, the driver of a small car loses traction and goes skidding out of control. When an oncoming truck smashes into the car's rear, a baby is thrown onto the highway.

Sounds like the makings of a tragedy, but apparently the baby came through with only minor injuries, according to a report on the Huffington Post.

The baby, reportedly a 1-year-old, cheated death twice: once when being thrown through the window of the car, and again when a truck manages to avoid running over the infant.

If anything, the video underscores how safety standards remain lax in the emerging nations. What parent wouldn't belt their children into safety seats nowadays in the U.S.? We're sure this video is being replayed so often in Russia that it could make a difference in terms of awareness for child car safety.

And most of all, we're hoping that, indeed, that child is OK.