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1994 FORD EXPLORER — TIRES:TREAD/BELT

2 fatal2 injured · 348916 · 2000-07-14

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Year
1994
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
TIRES:TREAD/BELT

Severity

Deaths
2
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE POLICE INVESTIGATION OF THE ACCIDENT INDICATED THAT THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION CAUSING THE DRIVER TO TRAVEL THE RIGHT AND OFF THE PAVED PORTION OF THE ROADWAY AND THE VEHICLE SLIDING IN A COUNTER CLOCK WISE MANNER OVER TURNED AND ROLLED OVER FIVE TIMES. THE DRIVER WAS EJECTED THROUGH THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WINDOW AND THE PASSENGER WAS EJECTED THROUGH THE REAR DOOR WINDOW AS WELL. THE DRIVER DIED AT THE SCENE. AN 8 MONTH OLD FETUS WAS REMOVED BY CESAREAN SURGERY FROM THE MOTHER WHO WAS THE EJECTED PASSENGER. THE FETUS DIED LATER ON.(THE TIRE WAS FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX) *YH

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
562553
Machine
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