1Department of Forensic Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College & Associated Hospitals, New Delhi-110002
2Department of Forensic Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-110029
*Corresponding Author: Dr C. Behera, Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi-110029 Fax: +91-11-26588641, Ph- +919968320486 Email: drchitta75@rediffmail.com
Online published on 29 April, 2015.
A 20 yr old person was sitting on the road in front of a stationary truck and watching the repair of the vehicle by the driver. Suddenly the left front tyre of the truck burst and an ejected tyre piece hit the person on right side chest and lower abdomen. He fell down on the surface due to impact and became unconscious. He was taken to a nearest hospital where pronounced dead. At autopsy, multiple abrasions over the body and fatal liver injury were found. In forensic literature few articles regarding fatal injury due to tyre burst are found, however fatal liver injury due to it is not reported.
Tyre, Liver, Laceration, Fatal, Burst, Injury
