1Tutor cum Post graduate Student, Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Dept, Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education and Research, Umarwada, Surat
2Associate Professor, Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Dept, Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education and Research, Umarwada, Surat
The aim of this study was to observe the various features like type of vehicle, status of helmet, possibility of different type of injuries over body, pattern and distribution of injuries, viscera involved, survival period and cause of deaths in Surat region of Gujarat. The present cross sectional study was carried out in the Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Department, SMIMER, Surat, Gujarat. 164 cases of road traffic accidental death were studied in the year of 2015. The commonest age group involved was 30–39 years (28%). Males out-numbered females in ratio 8.5: 1.5. Two wheeler riders were the commonest victims of road traffic accident while 39.6% of victims belongs to pedestrian group. Four wheeler was the commonest opposite vehicle. Head and face were the most affected region followed by both extremities. Abrasions were the commonest seen in 89.6% followed by lacerations(72%). Head injury was the commonest incidence and cause of death, where the victims had not worn the helmet.
Collision, Fatality, Counter-coup injury, Cranio-cerebral damage
