Man
sent to change truck tyre. Prime mover hit the back of truck;
impact propel the vehicle sideways, fatally pinned him underneath.
Source: The Sunday Times, 22Apr07.
M-CYCLE HITS DRIVER CHANGING
FLAT TYRE A MAN died after he was hit by a motorcycle while changing a
flat tyre in the underpass tunnel along Clementi Avenue 6.
Air-conditioner technician, 31, had stopped his van in the left lane
last Thursday as its right rear tyre was punctured.
Source: The Straits Times, 24Oct06.
Two Singaporeans
killed in traffic accident (punctured tyre) in Kulai, Johor. Channel
NewsAsia, Oct 16, 2006.
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Four members of a family were
killed when a vehicle rammed into them while the tyre of their car was
being changed on the North-South Highway.
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According to the US NHTSA, 30
percent of the vehicles
inspected had low air pressure. The NHTSA estimates tire failures and
blowouts contribute to 414 deaths and 10,275 non-fatal injuries every
year in the U.S.
Pressurized canned tire inflators / Tire
sealants used to fix a flat (with butane propane as the propellant)
are highly flammable & explosive & can cause tire / rim explosion
resulting in serious injuries, blindness & deaths.
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