Fiat changes car design after fatal crash

THE Fiat motor company had made changes to the design of its Punto car following a fatal crash in Kerry last year, an inquest heard yesterday.

Fiat changes car design after fatal crash

An American tourist suffered multiple injuries and had both her legs severed after the hired Punto she was driving collided with a Bus Éireann coach on the main Tralee/Killarney road, on May 12, according to evidence.

The death of Ruth Dickerson, 64, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, led Garda public service vehicle inspector Jim O’Brien to highlight a design feature of the car with its manufacturer, and to a warning from the coroner at the inquest in Kenmare.

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