An unborn baby is dead and two teens are still in the hospital following an accident at a bus stop in North Las Vegas on Wednesday.

According to police, an elderly driver veered off west Lake Mead Blvd., just west of Simmons Street and struck an 18-year-old male and a 19-year-old female who were waiting at a Citizen Area bus stop.

The 19-year-old was eight months pregnant and according to North Las Vegas police, the woman's unborn child was killed in the accident.

The driver, a 79-year-old, North Las Vegas resident was also transported to the hospital with injuries. Police say it appears that driver suffers from a medical condition that may have contributed to the accident.

One man described it as gruesome. And Thursday, all three people involved in the accident remain in the hospital. But one witness credits the adults abilities to survive, to the community rushing to their aid.

At Phat Cutz on west Lake Mead Boulevard, barbers Al Galtney and Marty Coleman have a clear line of sight to the bus stop near Simmons. They heard the afternoon accident and ran outside.

“You wouldn't imagine a truck just coming along and just running into people at the bus stop,” said Coleman.

But that's what happened. A 79-year-old man ran off of the road and hit the pole that marks the bus stop. Now, accident scene markers are at the stop. A pregnant woman and a young man waiting for the bus were hit.

Coleman immediately rushed to the young woman's side. “I just held her hand and tried to comfort her, said she would be all right and told her help was coming,” he said.

While Coleman and others tried to comfort the young woman who lay injured near the bus stop, other people tried to help the young man. He had been knocked into the air and lay bleeding, 30 yards from where he had been standing.

Coleman says the driver was trapped in the car. The engine had been pushed into the cab of the truck.

Police say the driver sustained injuries to his lower body. The pregnant woman lost her baby and witnesses say the young man may be paralyzed from the waist down.

“Hopefully they can just heal from it now. You know it's hard, but it's just an accident,” said Coleman.

The two men in the barber shop said about 15 to 20 people tried to help the three until the ambulances arrived.

The crash is still an open investigation, but right now North Las Vegas police tell us they believe the driver of the truck was suffering from a medical condition. If he had clearance to drive, police won't charge him with any crime.

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