LEFT REAR TIRE RIM SEPARATED FROM THE AXLE. CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL. WHILE DRIVING AROUND A SMALL BEND IN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE DRIVER TRIED TO STEER THE VEHICLE BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE BUT LOST CONTROL IF THE VEHICLE. IT SPUN AROUND, HIT A BARRIER WALL AND CAME TO REST FACING TRAFFIC. THE LEFT REAR WHEEL SEPARATED AND WAS FOUND ACROSS THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS DETERMINED BY AN INVESTIGATOR THAT THE LEFT REAR TIRE/RIM SEPARATED AND CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. *NLM