A tragic incident resulted in the death of a woman who got trapped in her car’s electric window. Bernadette Delmotte, aged 60, lost her life while trying to prevent her car from rolling away due to the handbrake being off. Reports from Bissy-sur-Fley, France, revealed that she inadvertently applied pressure to the controls while reaching for the handbrake from inside her Fiat 500, causing her neck to be crushed between the window and the car’s body.
Initially, her family and friends suspected foul play when she failed to show up for a meal on the day of the tragedy, June 13. However, investigations later confirmed that her death was a result of a tragic accident involving the car’s window. Her brother François expressed confusion and disbelief upon hearing the news, initially considering various scenarios like an attack or suicide before coming to terms with the accident.
According to her close friend Béatrice, it was discovered that the handbrake was not engaged, leading the car to roll backward. In an attempt to stop it, Bernadette leaned through the open window to halt its movement. Unfortunately, her hand accidentally operated the window control, causing it to stop on her neck as she tried to retract, resulting in the fatal outcome.
In a similar unfortunate incident in 2021 in Ukraine, a woman tragically lost her life when her neck became trapped in the window of her stationary BMW car. Celebrating her 21st birthday, she was reaching out to her daughter through the partially open window when the child inadvertently pressed the automatic window button, leading to a tragic accident that caused her asphyxiation and subsequent brain damage, resulting in her death eight days later.
Many modern vehicles come equipped with safety features like ‘pinch protection’ mechanisms to prevent such accidents involving closing windows. These systems utilize sensors to detect resistance and activate anti-pinch mechanisms automatically to enhance safety.
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