He was lucky that they weren't so life-threatening.
The combination of seat-belt, air-bag, and the sub-frame putting the engine in his legs and not chest let him be okay. So no internal injuries or head trauma, just damaged legs.
If one of those three were missing he would be simply dead! I'm glad he actually took my car as he has an older 88/89 Ford Truck, and an impact in that at the speeds (~100-110 each way) would definitely have been fatal.
Scary thought, eh !
