According to the coroner’s office, Ronald Smith of Mardsen, South Shields in the UK “died as a result of the car crash and more pointedly because of the explosion of his airbag, and exposure to noxious substances.”
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According to IOL Motoring, Smith had been involved in a six-car accident in November of 2010 on his way home from work. While he wasn’t physically injured in the crash, Smith inhaled the noxious contents of his airbag, which he said amounted to gases and a bunch of white powder, when an errant shard of glass punctured the bag.
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