357 results for “loss of control”
18y · Male·Alexander Alfred Peart: chest and abdominal injuries sustained in single vehicle…
…g a U-turn and high-speed driving. The vehicle reached minimum speeds of 116 km/h in a 60 km/h zone, lost control on a corner, and struck a power pole at 95 km/h minimum speed. The driver sustained unsurvivable chest an…
50y · Male·Multiple injuries
…e Kortholt. Expert analysis determined the truck was travelling at approximately 53-58 km/hr when it lost control, exceeding the critical curve speed of 49.4 km/hr for wet conditions. Key contributing factors were exces…
44y · Male·head and neck injuries with terminal palliative care
…0 metres when he accelerated away. Robertson continued at excessive speed (approximately 100+ km/h), lost control at a roundabout 200+ metres from the police, and was thrown from his motorcycle. Despite rapid first aid …
47y · Male·Hanging
…spector identified that his behaviour in preceding weeks—social isolation, mood swings, agitation, sense of loss of control—aligned with known suicide risk indicators that staff normalised as typical for him. Letters fou…
29y · Male·Neck injury
…), his vehicle encountered an unmarked dip in the road, became airborne for approximately 26 metres, lost control, and rolled. Contributing factors included the driver's unfamiliarity with the area, the road's poor cond…
35y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head (self-inflicted)
…r's house armed with a firearm, claiming to need 'answers' about perceived electronic harassment and mind control. Police established a siege after locating him. Early morning negotiations showed some promise—Daniel app…
Unknown·Multiple injuries sustained in mid-air collision between two recreational aircra…
…ered the Drifter aircraft's left wing support wires, causing the Drifter's left wing to fold and become uncontrollable. The Thruster's propeller then disintegrated, causing engine over-revving that rendered that aircraf…
20y · Female·Atlanto-occipital (C0/1) injury caused by exposure to high force or force impact…
…fracture) sustained when she fell at approximately 75-85 mph during a high-speed water ski race. She lost control of her ski after hitting small waves of unclear origin. While investigation could not definitively establ…
Multiple injuries sustained in a helicopter incident
…roceeded. When cloud layers converged, the pilot attempted a sharp U-turn without visual references, lost control during the manoeuvre, descended rapidly, and struck terrain. The coroner found that instrument flying tra…
60y · Male·Unable to determine; probable drowning based on circumstances
… circumstances or evidence of intentional self-harm were identified. The death was likely either accidental loss of vehicle control or an unwitnessed drowning event. This case highlights the importance of water safety, v…
46y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motorcycle incident
…indings revealed very high methamphetamine levels that would have impaired riding ability. The rider lost control navigating a traffic calming device and collided with a fence. The coroner found no pursuit was initiated…
22y · Female·Ruptured myocardium in motor cycle incident
…-road motorcycle accident on private property. Ms Saunders was an inexperienced motorcycle rider who lost control while riding across a paddock, braked suddenly, and fell down a creek embankment. The autopsy identified …
45y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained when struck the water after the boat lost control du…
…bserver on a high-speed water ski racing boat, died from multiple injuries sustained when the vessel lost control at 187 km/hr during the Bridge to Bridge Water Ski Classic on the Hawkesbury River. The exact cause of lo…
27y · Male·chest and abdominal injuries from single motorcycle crash
…orcycle crash on 22 January 2018. He was travelling to a scheduled mental health appointment when he lost control of his motorcycle on a curve. Toxicology revealed multiple prescription drugs (diazepam, quetiapine, fluv…
25y · Male·Bilateral pneumothoraxes due to or as a consequence of ejection from a motor veh…
25-year-old male died from bilateral pneumothoraxes sustained during ejection from a motor vehicle on a gravel farm road. He had consumed alcohol (blood alcohol level 0.119 g/100mL) and was not wearing a seatbelt. The co…
83y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease complicated by atrial fibrillation, mitral valve regurgi…
… He experienced sudden cardiac decompensation manifesting as dyspnoea, altered consciousness, cyanosis, and loss of motor control, causing him to accelerate and collide with another vehicle. Autopsy revealed severe coron…
Male·Multiple injuries sustained as a front seat passenger in a motor vehicle acciden…
Scott Livermore died as a front passenger in a motor vehicle accident caused by the driver, Maria Waldock, who experienced a seizure while driving. Waldock had been diagnosed with localisation-related epilepsy in 2006 an…
78y · Male·Complications of blood loss from femoral fracture sustained in harness riding in…
…retrieval, he died from haemorrhagic shock. Key clinical lessons: warfarin significantly worsens bleeding control in trauma; open femoral fractures cause uncontrollable bleeding from bone marrow that cannot be compresse…
18y · Male·Multiple injuries due to motorcycle accident
Adrian Elliott Jones, 18-year-old novice motorcycle rider, lost control of his Honda CX500 while negotiating a bend on Yandina Bli Bli Road and collided with an oncoming Land Cr…
59y · Male·Injuries sustained in a motorcycle incident (rider)
A 59-year-old experienced motorcyclist died from injuries sustained when his motorcycle lost control on the Western Freeway near Ballan, Victoria. He was riding a roadworthy Harley Davidson when he lost bal…
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