Driver flung out of automobile in crash, down a 10-metre drop; critical accidents sustained – all the time put on your seatbelt

A 24-year-old man sustained critical accidents when the automobile he was driving crashed right into a street divider, leading to him being flung out of the automobile and down a ten m slope, Buletin TV3 reported.

The incident occurred alongside Jalan Bangi Avenue in Bangi, Selangor, the place six rescue personnel and a hearth engine had been despatched, mentioned Selangor hearth and rescue operations chief Zulfikar Jaffar. The crash sufferer was efficiently rescued from the drop the place he was discovered, and was positioned within the care of the medical group from the well being ministry for additional therapy, in keeping with the report.

Additional particulars across the circumstances of the crash up to now stay restricted, nevertheless this incident would additionally function a reminder to all the time fasten your seatbelt when travelling in a automobile. It is usually essential to have one’s seat adjusted accurately, the place relevant, to minimise the chance of the occupant being flung out of the automobile reminiscent of on this occasion.

The sight of deployed airbags in a crashed automobile could not essentially show that seat belts had been worn accurately within the automobile, as this case from 2017 has confirmed – a decoy seat belt clip seems to have been inserted into the clasp. It was the worst-case state of affairs in that specific case, the place the motive force of the automobile misplaced his life.

As for rear seat occupants, observations by the Malaysian Institute of Highway Security (MIROS) in 2021 discovered that rear seat belt utilization remained low at 11% on the time. This, too is essential, as drivers are twice as prone to be killed in crashes when the occupant behind them is unrestrained.