TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Fatal abdominal injuries in a bicycle-pedestrian collision - reconstruction using multibody simulation
JO  - Forensic science, medicine, and pathology
A1  - Muggenthaler, Holger
A1  - Drobnik, Stefanie
A1  - Hubig, Michael
A1  - Fiebig, Wolfgang
A1  - Mall, Gita
SP  - 230
EP  - 233
VL  - 13
IS  - 2
N2  - Fatal bicycle-pedestrian collisions do not occur frequently and thus are rarely reported in literature. Pedestrians in bicycle-pedestrian accidents often sustain severe craniocerebral injuries caused by a collision induced fall with head impact on the road surface. We describe a case where a pedestrian crossing a road was hit by a bicycle. Hematomas of the left lower leg and of the left flank/abdomen were found to be caused by the primary impact. However, the fatal injuries were found to be contralateral with a rupture of the right renal pedicle, a rupture of the right lobe of the liver and a tear of the vena cava. Neither the bicycle impact nor a fall onto the road surface could cause these injuries. Multibody simulation (PC Crash 9.2) revealed entanglement between the bicyclist and the pedestrian followed by a contact interaction between the pedestrian laying on the road surface and the falling bicyclist. In forensic case work post-crash contact interactions between the bicyclist and the pedestrian should be considered as a potential source of severe injuries.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1547-769X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12024-017-9866-5
ID  - ref1
ER  -