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1993 LINCOLN MARK VIII — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

2 fatalfirecrash · 606685 · 2006-12-16

Vehicle

Make
LINCOLN
Model
MARK VIII
Year
1993
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
89,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

Deaths
2
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY SON WAS DRIVING HIS GIRLFRIEND HOME WHEN HIS CAR BURST INTO FLAMES. HE PULLED THE CAR OFF THE ROAD TELLING HIS GIRLFRIEND TO JUMP OUT THE WINDOW AS THE FLAMES CONTINUED TO GROW WITH EACH PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CAR SLID INTO THE DARK HITTING A TREE. BOTH PEOPLE DIED. MY SON WAS 22, HIS GIRLFRIEND WAS 21. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10176288
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown