Collision with another vehicle while making a left turn. driver's upper and lower (knee) airbags deployed. driver incurred severe cuts to both legs below the knee approximately half way down to ankle. cause of injuries has not been determined but inspection of vehicle disclosed that the knee airbag containment compartment in the low part of the dash has a flap/door that opens in deployment, is very extremely sharp and may have been the source of the injuries.
On sunday, september 6, 2009, my mother was driving my 2006 toyota avalon when she was involved in a crash due to an acceleration problem with the vehicle. she was also involved in a crash in my garage when the floor mat got stuck on the accelerator and cause her to run into the wall of the garage. i also have experienced several instances of acceleration after taking my foot off the gas pedal when attempting to brake which caused me to have to slam on the brakes to stop the vehicle. the insurance company deemed the ...
Was driving downhill, it felt like it started going faster even though the brake was pressed. brakes seem not to respond & speed kept on increasing. unable to stop it crashed into a wall, went throw down hill inside the property & end up inside a pool. 3 people were injure, one adult, 2 children. adult has broken bones. *tr
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