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2014 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE — STRUCTURE

1 injured · 1105610 · 2014-09-03

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
BEETLE
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
STRUCTURE

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ADULT MALE HAD HAND UNDER THE TRUNK LID GETTING READY TO LIFT IT OPEN WHEN THE PASSENGER DOOR WAS CLOSED (DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS ALREADY CLOSED). THERE WAS A VACUUM EFFECT AND THE TRUNK LID SLAMMED DOWN ON THE HAND. THE HAND WAS SEVERELY CRUSHED BUT THE SKIN WASN'T BROKEN AND NO BONES WERE BROKEN. IF THIS HAD BEEN A CHILD OR ADOLESCENT IT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE SEVERE. THIS WAS A RENTAL CAR. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10630551
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown