title: [Analysis of the death cases in the urban rail traffic accident in Shanghai].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the features of death cases in the urban rail traffic accidents in order to prevent the similar accidents in the future and to provide reference for forensic expertise.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighteen death cases in urban rail traffic accidents between 2005 to 2008 in Shanghai were collected. The forensic characteristics were summarized in aspects of the nature of cases, the injury mechanism and characteristics, etc.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were total 18 cases with 14 suicide and 4 accidental incidents, aged from 21 to 55 years. Of those dead, 14 died of craniocerebral injury and 4 died of traumatic shock. The injury mechanism included hit, fall and rolling.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The injury in urban rail traffic accidents have their own characteristics, mainly due to suicide, and partly due to accidental incident, and most of these cases are probably preventable.
authors.affiliation: Shishi Public Security Bureau, Shishi 362000, China.
authors.forename: Yi-Ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Kai-Jun
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D002423:Cause of Death; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011890:Railroads; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality*; D055815:Young Adult