# UNKNOWN UNKNOWN — STRUCTURE
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `1011002` · 2013-09-19 · UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 4
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** UNKNOWN
- **Model:** UNKNOWN
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER
- **Component:** STRUCTURE
## Narrative
THE "AIR BAG " INFLATED AFTER BUMPERS WHERE TOUCHED WHILE ONE CAR WAS PULLING AROUND ANOTHER STOPPED CAR. THE DRIVER GOT CONFUSED AND JAMMED THEIR  FOOT DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE PEDAL THEY COULD NOT SEE AROUND THE "AIR BAG" MY SAFETY QUESTION/ CONCERN IS WHY DOESN'T THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHEN THE "AIR BAG" IS ACTIVATED BY AN ACCIDENT AND  INFLATED AND HAVE TO BE MANUALLY RESET BEFORE THE CAR IS DRIVABLE FROM AN ACCIDENT?  *TR
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*