Fatal injuries among motorcyclists in Klang Valley, Malaysia

Ramli R 1 , Oxley J 2 , Noor FM 3 , Abdullah NK 4 , Mahmood MS 4 , Tajuddin AK 5 Show all authors , McClure R 6

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  • 1 Dept of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, 56000 Jln Yaacob Latif, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC), Monash University Sunway Campus, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 46150 Bandar Sunway, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia. Electronic address: roszalina@ppukm.ukm.edu.my
  • 2 Monash Injury Research Institute (MIRI), Building 70, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia. Electronic address: jennie.oxley@monash.edu
  • 3 Dept of Pathology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, 56000 Jln Yaacob Latif, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 4 National Institute of Forensic Medicine, Kuala Lumpur Hospital, Jalan Pahang, 50586 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 5 Forensic Unit, Serdang Hospital, Jalan Puchong, 43000 Kajang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
  • 6 Monash Injury Research Institute (MIRI), Building 70, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia. Electronic address: rod.mcclure@monash.edu
J Forensic Leg Med, 2014 Aug;26:39-45.
PMID: 25066171 DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2014.06.007

Abstract

Motorcycle fatalities constitute the majority of road traffic deaths in Malaysia. The aims of this study were to describe the pattern of fatal injuries among Klang Valley fatal motorcyclists and to describe the factors associated with fatal (vs non-fatal) injuries.

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