Roof strength an important factor in vehicle rollover fatalities: read about this and more at EDI Weekly
Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 05:48PM 
Early in November, 21-year-old Terry McCall was driving his truck Northbound on Route 28 in Cheswick, Pennsylvania, just outside of Pittsburgh. Without warning, McCall lost control of his vehicle, striking a guiderail and flipping for a distance of some 150 feet.
Authorities quickly responded to the scene as the pickup burst into flames. Amazingly, McCall and another occupant of the vehicle were pulled free and taken to the hospital without major injuries.
Considering the extremely dangerous nature of vehicle rollovers, it is nothing short of a miracle that all parties in that Pennsylvania crash escaped with their lives. Structural improvements to modern vehicles, like increased roof strength, have helped make some automobiles safer in rollover crashes. Even so, the type of accident recently seen on Route 28 is still disproportionally responsible for severe injuries and deaths.
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