PE02000; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING 25/35 MPH, REAR TIRE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BLEW UP AFTERING BEING HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A CRASH. DRIVER WAS THE ONLY PASSENGER IN THE EXPLORER, AND SUSTAINED MINOR AND MAJOR INJURIES. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. FIRESTONE/ FORD HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE LIST TIRE SIZE/DOT # AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION PERTAINING TO CRASH. *AK