# UNKNOWN UNKNOWN — EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `614673` · 2007-02-22 · UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** UNKNOWN
- **Model:** UNKNOWN
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER
- **Component:** EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
## Narrative
1995 SWEEPMASTER II STREET SWEEPER WITH UNEXPLAINED FAILURE **CC  THERE WAS A MULTI-VEHICLE TRAFFIC, IN WHICH THE STREET SWEEPER EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED A CHAIN REACTION WHICH RESULTED IN A DEATH OF A YOUNG FEMALE. ACCORDING TO AN EXPERT WITNESS, CERTAIN WELDS  ON A COMPONENT OF THE WALDEN SWEEPMASTER DID NOT CONFORM TO THE DESIGN SPECIFICATION FOR THE MACHINE.  *JB
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*