VIDEO: Two children and their mother were saved by a few centimeters when leaving a Mexican restaurant

A mother and her two young children left a restaurant located at Villa Corona in Napa, California, when they miraculously saved themselves from being killed. for a fleeing car that crashed a few inches from them.

The family had just picked up some burritos and they were returning to their car when the vehicle arrived at full speed and collided with the restaurantand, as shown by the video distributed by the Napa Police Department to warn of the caution with which you drive.

The video of the surveillance camera shows the family leaving a Mexican restaurant when Children are the first to realize that the car is not controlled and that they are directed towards them. They instinctively put their hands on their heads to protect themselves. when they run on the sidewalk.

The mother was the last to notice, but she did not have much room to maneuver since in a few seconds the car hit them, but nothing fatal.

A cloud of debris left the accident and, moments later, the scale of the damage becomes visible, with broken furniture and pottery scattered on the floor, but people alive.

The car entered the restaurant's patio, destroying tables, chairs, and umbrellas. causing damage for an estimated value of $ 10,000.

Then he crashed against a nearby concrete wall and he stopped in the yard of a neighbor where other children played.

Remnants of garden furniture were strewn all over the sidewalk, but no one was seriously injured.

The driver of the vehicle who lost control at 60 years old and traveled with a little girlboth were transferred to the hospital with minor injuries.

The cause of the accident has not yet been established and no arrests have been made.

The police said that day was really a miracle that there was no tragedy and mbadive deathsbecause the patio was deserted, at another rush hour, they probably would not have run with such luck.

Vivian Saldivar, the stunned employee of the restaurant, peeked out the window at that time and had just served the family.

"It was like a bomb." When that happened, the first thing that came to mind, because I froze because I do not know how long, maybe a minute, I've thought of the woman and the two children. to those who had just greeted. My heart stopped beating for a moment, "said the employee at CBS San Francisco.

Fernando Villaseñor, owner of the restaurant, told NBC that when he had watched the video "I twisted my intestines" and it was "unbelievable" that no one was hurt.

Sergeant Heath Morrison of the Napa Police Department added: "the same incident a day earlier, when the weather was very nice and the terrace was full, we could have had mbad casualties. "

Police said that the driver was not intoxicated or that there was a medical emergency at the time of the collision.

Officials are studying whether a mechanical problem may have been a factor.