Citation

Venara A, Mauillon D, Gaudin A, Rougé-Maillart C, Jousset N. Forensic Sci. Int. 2013; 226(1-3): e1-3.

Affiliation

LUNAM, University of Angers, France; University of Angers, Angers University Hospital, Forensic Medicine Department, Angers, France.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.11.013

PMID

23312586

Abstract

Though rare occurrences, fatal falls from bicycles are generally linked to the absence of a protective helmet and/or a collision with another vehicle. The case presented here is exceptional due to its circumstances and the consequences of the accident: a fall with no obstacle at a low speed that brought about multiple traumas and the death of a cyclist wearing a protective helmet. Comparing this against a review of cyclist accidentology literature, this case is unique. The increased use of autopsy in terms of forensic accidentology is to be encouraged so as not to misunderstand the possibility of such lesion-based consequences following a simple fall from a bicycle.

Language: en