Citation

Kibayashi K, Yonemitsu K, Honjyo K, Tsunenari S. Med. Sci. Law 1999; 39(1): 82-84.

Affiliation

Department of Forensic Medicine, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Japan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, British Academy of Forensic Sciences, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10087848

Abstract

A case of decapitation of a vehicle passenger in an accident on a highway is reported. Evaluation of roadside evidence and the deceased's injuries revealed that the victim was partially ejected from a broken passenger-side window as the vehicle spun out of control, decapitation being due to the impact of his head against a barrier stanchion on the shoulder of the road. An unfastened seat-belt, high-speed driving and the construction of the road barrier were contributory factors.

Language: en