Abstract
Basic Commercial Court in Ankara wanted a report from our department of forensic medicine about two injury cases due to animal vehicle collision. The reports should include the disability rate and the duration of unfunctionality. After the examination we prepared the reports. Both vehicle collisions happened due to free ranging horse crossing the motorway. Both cases had different types of injury due to trauma. Vehicle collision due to horse crossing the motorway is rarely met in Turkey.
 Our first case is a man that had upper extremity and facial injury. He uses prothesis due to ear amputation. He has a scar tissue on the right side of his face and left forearm. The other case is three-years-old boy that had cranial bone fracture and cranial hematoma. He has also hemiparesis of the right side of body. Both cases have neurologic sequels but they have no psychiatric sequels. 
 In literature, animal vehicle collisions involve lots of animal species such as kangaroo, deer, camel and moose. Animal vehicle collision involving the horses is rarely met. Forensic medicine specialists should state the causal link between traumatic events and disabilities in order to help justice. Our aim to present the current two cases is investigation of injuries of animal related collision and makes forensic medicine specialists pay attention to the subject of preparing reports about such cases.
 Key words: Animal vehicle collision; death; disability; horse; injury; motorway.
Highlights
Vehicle collisions cause financial loss, injuries and deaths worldwide
Animal species that exposed to Animal Vehicle Collision (AVC) vary from country to country; for instance; deer in the United States; moose in Europe and Canada; camels in Saudi Arabia [4]
In a report, which was prepared by the same hospital six months after the collision day it was stated that he had hemiparesis of the right side of the body and his disability rate was 51% with this finding
Summary
Vehicle collisions cause financial loss, injuries and deaths worldwide. The number of Animal Vehicle Collision (AVC) was 626 in 2014 in Turkey [1]. In the United States, 210 human deaths were reported due to AVC between the years of 1995-2008 [2]. In Europe, 300 deaths and 30.000 injuries in 500.000 AVC were reported annually [3]. Many animal species are exposed to AVC. Animal species that exposed to AVC vary from country to country; for instance; deer in the United States; moose in Europe and Canada; camels in Saudi Arabia [4]. In Sweden, it is reported that, in 1990’s, nearly 5000 moose and 25.000 elks were exposed to AVC every year [5]. Forensic medicine specialist prepares the report about people who are exposed to AVC. Our aim to present the current two cases is investigation of injuries in such cases and makes forensic medicine specialists pay attention while preparing reports about AVC cases
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