Investigation of Injury Pattern in Underride Collisions

Yeon Il Choo; Oh Hyun Kim; Junghun Lee; Hee Jin Kim; Chan Young Kang; Dooruh Choi; Dong Gu Kang; Jin Ho Yu; Kang Hyun Lee

doi:10.22680/kasa2025.17.3.039

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Investigation of Injury Pattern in Underride Collisions 언더라이드 사고에서의 탑승자 상해유형

30 September 2025. pp. 39-48

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Abstract

Underride collisions occur when a passenger car collides with the rear of a trailer truck and slides underneath its cargo area. These can lead to severe injuries for occupants of the passenger car, as the rear of the truck intrudes directly into the passenger compartment. This study is a retrospective observational study utilizing data from the Korea In-Depth Accident Study (KIDAS), which collected data on motor vehicle crash patients who visited regional emergency medical centers from January 2011 to December 2022. Among a total of 4,792 vehicle occupants, 23 adult men and women aged 18 and older who were seated in the driver’s seat or front passenger seat and involved in underride collisions were analyzed. The results showed that 10 occupants (43.5%) assoicated with underride collision had severe injuries. Among those occupants, 9 (39.1%) of them were fatal injury. These finding highlights the requirement for safety standards to prevent occupants involved in underride collisions.

Keywords

Underride(언더라이드)

Frontal crashes(전방충돌)

Injury patterns(상해유형)

Korean In-Depth Accident study(한국형 자동차사고-인체상해 심층자료)

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Information

Publisher :Korean Auto-vehicle Safety Association
Publisher(Ko) :한국자동차모빌리티안전학회
Journal Title :Journal of Auto-vehicle Safety Association
Journal Title(Ko) :자동차안전학회지
Volume : 17
No :3
Pages :39-48
Received Date : 2025-02-03
Revised Date : 2025-06-04
Accepted Date : 2025-06-04
DOI :https://doi.org/10.22680/kasa2025.17.3.039

Journal of Auto-vehicle Safety Association ISSN:2005-9396(Print) 자동차안전학회지

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