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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Takata air bag claims another driver's life, 19th US death

Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

The death toll from exploding air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. has risen to 19 in the U.S. and 28 worldwide.

Authorities say the driver of a 2006 Ford Ranger pickup truck was killed in what should have been a minor crash last month near Pensacola, Florida. But the driver's air bag inflator exploded, spewing shrapnel that hit the unidentified driver, a 23-year-old man.

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