Abstract
Deaths due to Road Traffic Accidents (RTA) are increasing at a shocking rate throughout the world. Victims in RTA sustain large varieties of injuries and occurrence of skeletal injuries is extremely high in RTA. Present cross-sectional study was carried out to know the pattern of skeletal injuries in victims of fatal RTA. In this study, out of 176 medico legal autopsies conducted, 57% were RTA related deaths. Skull fracture was present in maximum number of victims and was predominant in all categories of road user except drivers of motor vehicle. Commonest type of fracture present in vault and base of the skull was fissured fracture. Commonest fossa involved was the middle cranial fossa (49%).
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