Airbag Saves Man, Then Slowly Kills Him
A driver from Scotland became involved in a six car pileup. The airbag deployed, the man escaped uninjured. Then, the airbag slowly killed him.
The airbag broke a window and got cut. Chemicals from the ruptured airbag of Ronald Smith’s Vauxhall Insignia’s airbag triggered chest and breathing problems, the Daily Record says. Two months after the crash, the driver was taken to a hospital with an infected lung. After 21 days on a respirator, Smith died. Coroner Carney said:
“I accept the death was attributed to bronchial pneumonia and pulmonary fibrosis and that it was developed after this incident in November, and the deceased’s exposure to noxious substances. This man died as a result of this incident and more pointedly because of the explosion of his airbag.”
Vauxhall did not want to comment.
Bertel Schmitt comes back to journalism after taking a 35 year break in advertising and marketing. He ran and owned advertising agencies in Duesseldorf, Germany, and New York City. Volkswagen A.G. was Bertel's most important corporate account. Schmitt's advertising and marketing career touched many corners of the industry with a special focus on automotive products and services. Since 2004, he lives in Japan and China with his wife <a href="http://www.tomokoandbertel.com"> Tomoko </a>. Bertel Schmitt is a founding board member of the <a href="http://www.offshoresuperseries.com"> Offshore Super Series </a>, an American offshore powerboat racing organization. He is co-owner of the racing team Typhoon.
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The airbag kill one of my relatives.I have found on internet more cases, the airbags in Audi A6 from late 90' used to deploy some milliseconds late and hit the person, who was already an the dashboard. Probability of airbag killing person is very small, overall airbags save life.
I guess this is why we need the Volvo Road Train. I stand corrected in my criticism of it. [end humor] http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/05/volvos-road-train-runs-125-miles-without-problems/
Could it be that the assembly was defective, in hat it had excess powder, or that the driver inhaled glass fragments?