Finding into death of IFL
Deceased
IFL
Demographics
26y, male
Date of death
2025-05-12
Finding date
2026-04-28
Cause of death
Head and cervical spine injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)
AI-generated summary
On 12 May 2025, 26-year-old IFL died from head and cervical spine injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on Sea Lake-Swan Hill Road near Swan Hill, Victoria. While driving to work at approximately 7:05am, IFL was distracted by using the Snapchat application on his mobile phone. He veered onto the left road shoulder, then oversteered to avoid returning to the road, causing his vehicle to slide sideways at 109 km/h across both lanes through dense trees, coming to rest 87 metres from the bitumen. The coroner found driver distraction from mobile phone use was the primary cause of the fatal collision. The coroner noted the road lacked Audio Tactile Line Marking (rumble strips), which may have warned IFL of the shoulder deviation and enabled earlier evasive action. The coroner recommended investigating the feasibility of installing rumble strips along the Sea Lake-Swan Hill Road between Swan Hill and Ultima to improve rural road safety.
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Contributing factors
- Driver distraction from mobile phone use (Snapchat application)
- Absence of Audio Tactile Line Marking (rumble strips) on the road
Coroner's recommendations
- Department of Transport and Planning should investigate whether it is feasible to install Audio Tactile Line Marking along the edge of Sea Lake-Swan Hill Road between Swan Hill and Ultima, Victoria
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