{
  "id": 6378471,
  "title": "I climbed into the car with three friends. I woke in hospital to find I’d lost them all – and my legs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/i-climbed-into-the-car-with-three-friends-i-woke-in-hospital-to-find",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T04:00:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/sep/09/i-lost-everything-lost-my-friends-lost-my-legs-rob-pike-accident-changed-life"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Guardian Australia reports on the harrowing experience of Rob Pike, a 17-year-old who survived a car crash that claimed the lives of three of his closest friends. Pike and his friends were traveling in a car when it collided with a tree, resulting in the vehicle splitting in half. Pike found himself in the back seat next to his best friend, Daniel McCoy, who was severely injured and unresponsive. As Pike tried to wipe away rainwater from his face, he realized with horror that it was, in fact, blood covering his arm. The sudden realization that his best friend was dead marked the last memory Pike has of McCoy. Pike's own injuries left him with the loss of his legs, a traumatic outcome that he must now grapple with in his recovery.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}