THE aftermath of a car crash unravelled before students' eyes on Monday.
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About 180 children watched SES Primary Rescue and Fire and Rescue NSW volunteers tear apart a car as they attempted to save a life as part of emergency services' RescuED program.
Students from Years 10, 11 and 12 took part in the program which included a simulator exercise with SES Primary Rescue and Fire and Rescue NSW volunteers arriving at a crash scene and attempting to safely remove an injured driver from the car.
Students watched as emergency service volunteers cut through glass, used 'jaws of life' to forcibly open car doors and cut open the roof of a car, all to save the body stuck inside the car.
Bowral Fire Station deputy captain Robert Read said it was all about making students understand through education and awareness.
"Our aim is to make students understand the consequences of what happens in a road accident," Mr Read said.
"Perhaps it will help young adults learn about facts which influence the behaviour of road users.
"We also wanted to educate the students about what Fire and Rescue and SES Primary Rescue emergency services can provide in an accident."
Mr Read said the car crash mock demonstration showed students how long it could take for emergency services to save an entrapped person.
Senior firefighter David Turner said the activities aimed to show the consequences of unsafe road use.
Other exercises included a video presentation of a motor vehicle accident and the events leading up to, during and after the accident and lessons in the causes and consequences of accidents.
The volunteers also addressed why youth were especially at risk on roads.
Recognition was given to Mittagong Auto Wreckers which donated two cars plus delivery for the volunteers to use during the simulator exercise.