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Malaysian woman dies after Honda car’s airbag ruptures in accident

KUALA LUMPUR — A Malaysian woman has died after the airbag in her Honda Civic ruptured in a minor collision, a safety official said Monday (June 27).

In this May 4, 2016 file photo, visitors look at child seats, manufactured and displayed by Takata Corp. at an automaker's showroom in Tokyo.  Photo: AP

In this May 4, 2016 file photo, visitors look at child seats, manufactured and displayed by Takata Corp. at an automaker's showroom in Tokyo. Photo: AP

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KUALA LUMPUR — A Malaysian woman has died after the airbag in her Honda car ruptured in a minor collision, a safety official said Monday (June 27).

The incident Sunday came days after Honda Malaysia announced an additional recall of more than 145,000 vehicles to replace defective front passenger airbag inflators.

Fire and rescue official Rosdi Hainan said Monday that the steering-wheel airbag had ruptured when he arrived at the site of the accident, and the victim was bleeding from her chest. Mr Rosdi says the woman died a short time later.

There has been a massive recall involving millions of vehicles around the world because of faulty inflator and propellant devices that may deploy improperly in an accident, shooting out metal fragments that can injure or kill. AP

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