357 results for “loss of control”
Female·Head injuries sustained in motor vehicle accident
Lydia Spencer, a UK national holidaying in Australia, died from head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on the Hann Highway near Hughenden, Queensland. The vehicle, driven by her fiancée William Poffley, left…
Male·Blunt trauma of the chest and abdomen
Stuart Clyde Dew Freeman died from blunt trauma to the chest and abdomen sustained in a single-vehicle motor vehicle crash. He was driving a utility vehicle that left the road and collided with a tree. At the time of the…
58y · Male·chest and abdominal injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision
A 58-year-old experienced motorcycle rider died from massive chest and abdominal injuries after losing control on a rural curve and colliding with an oncoming vehicle. He was initially conscious with three doctors pr…
23y · Male·Multiple injuries – motor vehicle incident
…y Zaia, 23-year-old fourth-year apprentice, was fatally injured in a motor vehicle collision when he lost control of his modified Nissan Skyline while driving at 116 km/h on a winding road, skidding 32 metres into the p…
17y · Male·Complications of head injury sustained in a single vehicle roll-over; cardioresp…
… the vehicle he was a passenger in rolled after leaving the roadway. The driver (a 17-year-old peer) lost control while travelling at approximately 100 kph on a regional highway. The coroner found no evidence of mechani…
46y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision
…atal injuries. The coroner found that Mrs Poole was travelling too close to the vehicle in front and lost control when attempting to change lanes at excessive speed, striking the rear of Mitchell's utility. Mrs Poole wa…
50y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in high-speed motorcycle crash
…and failed to stop for police. Police appropriately terminated the pursuit within seconds. Ward then lost control on a bush track at high speed (likely exceeding 180 km/h). Despite prompt resuscitation by police and par…
74y · Male·chest injuries sustained in a quad bike incident (driver)
A 74-year-old man died from chest injuries sustained in a quad bike rollover while mustering cattle on a dairy farm. He was not wearing a helmet, though the coroner noted this would not have prevented the fatal chest inj…
55y · Male·Head and chest injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash
Christopher Darren Dodd, aged 55, died from head and chest injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash on 14 February 2021 in rural Tasmania. He was travelling at excessive speed (minimum 124 km/h) on a curve with a lower s…
18y · Male·head injury sustained in motor vehicle crash
…iven by Thomas Rowlands. The vehicle crashed into a tree stump on a rural gravel road after Rowlands lost control negotiating a curve while travelling at approximately 96 km/h (34 km/h above safe speed for the curve, 16…
44y · Male·Effects of fire and smoke inhalation
…aturation from the fire. The vehicle was fitted with a post-collision fuel cut-off system, but the engine control module was too damaged to confirm deployment. The coroner found no regulatory requirements in Australia f…
18y · Male·Multiple blunt force injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision
An 18-year-old male died from multiple blunt force injuries sustained in a single-vehicle collision with a telecommunications pole. The vehicle was being driven recklessly by one of four occupants who were engaged in dan…
21y · Male·Steven McLean: Head and Neck Injury (cervical spine separation from skull with b…
…g dangerously on bends. After police attempted to stop them at Carrabin Roadhouse, they accelerated, lost control on a bend, and struck a tree. The coroner found the deaths accidental, caused by severe dual substance in…
13y · Male·complications of abdominal trauma following a motorcycle crash
A 13-year-old experienced motorcycle rider died from complications of abdominal trauma following a motorcycle crash on private land. He failed to negotiate a 90-degree left-hand turn while riding alone at 28 km/h on a gr…
22y · Female·multiple blunt trauma injuries
…otor vehicle crash. She was travelling at 174 km/h in a 90 km/h zone on the Midland Highway when she lost control, crossed lanes, and struck a rock face. She was not wearing a seatbelt. Toxicology revealed she was affec…
Traumatic injuries sustained when struck by stolen motor vehicle (principally he…
…cluded inadequate bail risk assessment, failure to monitor bail conditions, fragmented police command and control, poor inter-unit coordination, and failure to deploy specialist resources. The coroner made nine recommen…
28y · Female·Motor vehicle accident related chest injuries
…vehicle she was travelling in collided with a B-double truck on a narrow road, causing the driver to lose control on the gravel verge. Ms O'Driscoll was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected through the windscreen dur…
23y · Male·traumatic closed head injury (diffuse axonal injury)
A 23-year-old male died from traumatic closed head injury (diffuse axonal injury) following a single-vehicle motor crash. He was speeding (142 km/h in a 110 km/h zone), not wearing a seatbelt, and had a blood alcohol lev…
43y · Male·Multiple chest injuries (including rib fractures and haemopneumothorax)
A 43-year-old man died from multiple severe chest injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash while significantly intoxicated (blood alcohol 0.140 g/100mL). He was riding without a valid motorcycle licence at excessive spee…
30y · Male·Positional asphyxia and inhalation of blood due to motor vehicle accident
Barry Cavanagh, aged 30, died from positional asphyxia after losing control of his vehicle at high speed while driving under the influence of alcohol. He had been charged with drink…
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