An unusual fatal injury due to tyre burst: a case report.
A 20 year-old male driver of a heavy duty crane, employed in an industry located in an industrial area on the outskirts of Delhi was fatally injured while repositioning an ill-fitted locking rim of a crane tyre (Fig. 1). The inner tube of the crane tyre had accidentally burst, dislodging the loose iron-locking rim, which hit the individual with a great force resulting in multiple injuries. He died on his way to the hospital.
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Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, AIIMS, 110029 New Delhi, India. rautjiravi@hotmail.com
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