# FIRESTONE FIRESTONE — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `348917` · 2000-07-14 · FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 2
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FIRESTONE
- **Model:** FIRESTONE
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
## 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 IJECTED 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 CESSAREAN SURGRY FROM THE MOTHER WHO WAS THE EJECTED PASSENGER. THE FETUS DIED LATER ON.(THE TIRE WAS FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX) *YH
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