Photo Captures The Powerful Moment Between Couple Who Survived Near-Fatal Crash

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Arika Stovall says the car accident she and her boyfriend were involved in earlier this month "should have chopped our bodies in half."

Stovall and Hunter Hanks, both 21, were on their way home from Florida when their truck collided with an interstate bridge support outside of Nashville. They were traveling at 85 miles per hour, according to Stovall. Neither remembers what happened. According to WTVF, Hanks, who was driving at the time, regained consciousness just before the crash. 

Miraculously, the college students emerged virtually unscathed—without any broken bones or longterm concussions—despite the truck looking like it had, in Stovall's words, "been through a tree grinder."

Now, a photo taken of the couple in the hospital has gone viral, with strangers from around the world saying they've found hope and inspiration in it. 

"All I cared about was seeing her and making sure she was ok before me," Hanks told WTVF about the moment the photo was snapped.​ "I didn't care what happened to me as long as she was alright." 

Stovall hopes their brush with death will help others to "embrace the struggles and joys" in life. "Without a doubt it's a miracle we're alive, but more than that it's simply Gods plan for us," she wrote in a recent Facebook post. "We're so grateful for this wreck and all it will do in our lives."