Horrifying moment influencers are hit by a car while taste testing a burger inside a restaurant
Nina Santiago - known online as NinaUnrated - and Patrick Blackwood were reviewing a plate of food at CuVee's Culinary Creations in Houston, Texas when an SUV crashed through the window and directly into them.
As the pair dug in to their extensive spread of salmon sliders, presidential oysters and lobster, an SUV pummels through the window of and smashes into the couple's table.
The influencers were then thrown from their seats and they quickly scramble away as glass rains down around them.
Footage then shows the pair covered in bloody gashes as they are rushed to a local hospital in Texas.
'I'm just blessed, thank you Lord. Thank you universe. I'm just blessed and grateful for everything,' Mr Blackwood said in a video from the hospital. He added it was the 'most scariest s**t ever'.
Ms Santiago seemed to remain on a hospital bed for longer and admitted 'I don't feel good' at one point.
'My body feels tight, my head hurts a little but, my jaw hurts a little bit,' she said, before adding 'I'm just glad I'm alive'.
'This is the second accident this month. The fact that we walked away from both accidents, I don't know whether we are lucky or f****d',' she went on to say.
'Its like I want to break down and cry and I just can't, I'm trying to not freak out.'
The cause of the crash is unknown but local media reported that Tyler police and UT Health EMS were at the scene after the car hit the restaurant.
The pair typically film themselves eating huge spreads of food and sharing the videos on social media to her hundreds of thousands of followers.
In the YouTube caption that accompanied the video, the pair wrote: 'We can't even begin to express how incredibly fortunate we feel to be alive after what happened to us.
'We were just sitting in a cosy booth at our favourite restaurant, enjoying happy hour with an amazing spread salmon sliders, presidential oysters, a macaroni and cheese flight (classic, lobster, and truffle), shrimp and grits, and some refreshing drinks.
'We were laughing, having a great time, and right as we tapped our sliders together in a "boom!" cheers moment, out of nowhere, this SUV came barrelling through the glass wall at 35-40 mph.
'No warning at all glass shattered everywhere, chaos erupted, and it hit right next to Patrick on the outside of the booth.
'We were inches from disaster, but by some miracle, we're both okay, just shaken and forever changed.
'This terrifying experience has made us realize just how precious life is.
'Tomorrow is not promised do what you want to do today, live happy today, let go of everything holding you back, and forgive everybody.
'You don't have time for that nonsense. We truly feel like we've been given a second chance, and we're committed to making the most of it.
'We're aiming to be beyond great amazing and we're working on ourselves every day to become better people and crush our goals.
'We wish you all the best in life. Stay safe out there because life is so unexpected. That SUV came out of nowhere, and all we were doing was enjoying a simple meal.'
Ms Santiago went on to share some further snaps of their bloody wounds and their trip in hospital.
She wrote in the accompanying caption: 'I'm beyond grateful to be alive after an SUV crashed through the glass wall at @cuveesculinarycreations in Houston, TX, shattering everything while @iampatrickblackwood and I recorded an eating show.
'It hit us directly me on his left, him on my right as I bit into a delicious salmon slider. Out of nowhere, but we survived.
'This experience showed me who truly matters; life's too short for grudges or anger. Let go, forgive, live in the now, and cherish those around you this could've been our last meal.
'Thankful to the universe and our angel pup Loyal, who passed in Nov 2024 and protected us from above.'
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