188 results for “vehicle design and safety”
44y · Female·Injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (pedestrian)
A 44-year-old woman was struck and dragged by a Volvo tipper truck while attempting to cross Glen Huntly Road, Elsternwick, sustaining catastr…
16y · Male·Traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta
A 16-year-old male died from traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta following a motor vehicle collision. The vehicle left the road and struck trees after the driver applied brakes while on gravel, ca…
10y · Male·Head and neck injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision (passenger)
A 10-year-old boy died from head and neck injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision on 23 October 2021. His grandfather was driving a Toyo…
Male·Kennard: Multiple injuries; Sporn: Effects of fire; McDonald: Effects of fire
Three people died in a catastrophic collision and fire in the Burnley Tunnel on 23 March 2007, caused by a truck driver (Kalwig) operating his vehicle with i…
2y · Male·Injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision (pedestrian)
A 2-year-11-month-old boy died from injuries sustained in a low-speed motor vehicle runover in a community centre carpark. He exited a building with his brother and was struck by a reversin…
79y · Male·HEAD AND CHEST INJURIES SUSTAINED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION (DRIVER)
A 79-year-old man died in a motor vehicle collision at a median strip crossover on the Western Freeway. He had consumed alcohol (one light beer) an…
Female·Multiple injuries due to motor vehicle trauma
Rebecca Louise Fenton died in a motor vehicle collision on the Capricorn Highway near Blackwater, Queensland when her vehicle rear-ended a stationary u…
54y · Male·Blunt force head injury due to hit by rock while driving
…tal car on the Bruce Highway was struck by a rock that penetrated the windscreen while overtaking a heavy vehicle. The rock, approximately 190mm x 160mm, had become lodged between dual tyres on an earthmoving truck and …
58y · Male·multiple injuries
…ltiple injuries sustained when struck by a prime mover while cycling on a footpath at the Keilor Park Drive and Slater Parade intersection in East Keilor. The deceased was an experienced and cautious cyclist wearing hig…
77y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (pedestrian)
A 77-year-old woman was fatally struck by a utility vehicle reversing from a driveway while walking her dog on a footpath. The vehicle lacked modern safety features …
85y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained when struck by a bicycle
…ling at 40 km/h through a busy pedestrian crossing. The victim crossed during a red pedestrian light when vehicle traffic was stationary, creating a false sense of safety. The cyclist, an experienced rider conducting a …
61y · Female·Multiple injuries (motor vehicle impact — driver)
Pamela Matthews, aged 61, died from multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision on Phillip Island Road, Surf Beach. She was stationary, indicating to turn right into a general…
48y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)
Michael Jonson, age 48, died from multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision on the Melba Highway near Vasey Houghton Bridge when a trailer being towed by another vehicle d…
75y · Female·Chest and abdominal injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash
Ellen Marie Chequer, aged 75, died from chest and abdominal injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash on the East Tamar Highway, Tasmania. She was a front-…
53y · Male·Mechanical asphyxia in the setting of a motor vehicle incident (driver)
A 53-year-old truck driver died from mechanical asphyxia when his vehicle left a rural highway near a right-hand bend with poor road design. Toxicological testing revealed cannabi…
34y · Male·Chest injuries sustained when crushed by tip truck
… sticky clay, Ferry undertook repairs himself despite initial quotes of $7000-$10000. He tack-welded hinges and used an unsecured steel body prop to support the raised tipper body while working underneath. The body prop…
36y · Male·Multiple injuries (motor vehicle impact - driver)
A 36-year-old man died when his truck collided with a tree after losing control on a left-hand bend. He was transporting a 4250 kg excavator loader on the truck bed using inadequate restraint (ramps onl…
35y · Male·Cerebral lacerations associated with comminuted fractures of cranial vault and b…
David Cunliffe, aged 35, died from severe cerebral lacerations and comminuted skull fractures sustained when ejected from a vehicle during a rollover accident on Jungfer Road…
20y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle crash at Murray Road/South West Hig…
A 20-year-old Dutch tourist died in a motor vehicle crash at a hazardous intersection between Murray Road and the South West Highway in Western Australia. Th…
89y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)
An 89-year-old woman died from multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision at a semi-rural intersection. She was driving a vehicle eastbound and turned right across the p…
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