Finding into death of Trendafil Petrovski
Deceased
TRENDAFIL PETROVSKI
Demographics
78y, male
Date of death
2013-10-17
Finding date
2016-05-17
Cause of death
head injury sustained when struck by a car
AI-generated summary
A 78-year-old man with a history of gastric cancer, depression, and splenectomy was struck by a car while crossing a street in Sydenham. He sustained severe head injury with bilateral frontal and temporal haemorrhagic contusions and skull fractures. Despite emergency transport to Royal Melbourne Hospital, neurosurgery, craniotomy and haematoma evacuation, he developed progressive intracranial pressure elevation and new parenchymal haemorrhage. He was extubated and died approximately 16 hours post-injury. The collision appears to have been unavoidable—the driver was attentive, sober, and unlicensed. The coroner identified a road design issue at the intersection (bottleneck with unclear right-of-way signage) as a contributing environmental factor, rather than any medical mismanagement.
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Contributing factors
- road design issue at intersection (bottleneck structure)
- unclear right-of-way signage at intersection
- pedestrian stepping into path of vehicle
Coroner's recommendations
- Brimbank City Council undertake a feasibility assessment at the intersection of Robina Road and Roseleigh Boulevard in Sydenham to determine whether safety enhancements are required, such as increased signage to warn motorists to give way to pedestrian traffic and/or a delineated pedestrian crossing to improve pedestrian safety
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