# 2001 GMC SIERRA — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `474756` · 2004-05-21 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** GMC
- **Model:** SIERRA
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH,  THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AFTER HE POSSIBLY FELL A SLEEP.  THE VEHICLE RAN OFF THE ROAD AND THERE WERE MULTIPLE IMPACTS,  HE COLLIDED WITH A UTILITY POLE AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED.  THE DRIVER WAS UNRESTRAINED AND SUSTAINED SEVERE HEAD TRAUMA, A RUPTURED SPLEEN AND A BROKEN COLLAR BONE.  BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED AND CONSEQUENTLY THE DRIVER DIED.  THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION.  THERE WAS MINOR FRONT END DAMAGE BUT SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE.   *JB   CW
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