Halifax - Roger Burrow wanted to take his buddy , Sam Klemdin, out for a little drive. He never brought him back. Klemdin was killed when the passenger airbag exploded violently and sent his head two blocks from the scene. Burrow, 23, described the accident to The Mudpile.

" I was going 5 miles per hour, chatting with Sam when I dropped my hamburger on the floor and reached down to retrieve it. I felt the car tap the car in front, and then heard a BOOM that deafened me. I looked at Sam, and there was his head - GONE !!. It's unbelievable that an airbag can do that, especially since the car was relatively new..."

The car has been towed back to the dealer, who refused to comment. However, a mechanic had this to say (his identity is protected) - "My boss does his own air-bag work. Perhaps he added a little more explosive than he should have...."

A mailman found Klemdin's head in a mailbox two city blocks away - " I went to get the days deliveries and when I opened the box, there was this poor guy's head, right near a package for Mrs. Lipple. I called the police." Other witnesses say they spotted the head flying at an extremely high rate of speed. One man thought it was a meteor. " I saw what I thought was an asteroid...I just watched Armageddon in the theater so I yelled to everyone to stay low !"

Police investigators are checking the dealership for any other cars which may have had their airbags tampered with. So far, there have been 3 incidents with defective airbags in Canada, but no one has been hurt. Klemdin was the first person to die under such circumstances, Says the head of the Automobile Association - " Yes, it's a tragic accident, but an isolated case. Let's not lose our heads over this..."

Above: 5 mile per hour impact triggered airbag blamed for death.

"I just tapped the car in front of me...next thing you know Johnny was sitting there without his head. I knew right away that he was hurt.."

                                                     Bill Morrison
                                          Driver
                                                                                                  

"I was behind the car when it happened. The guy's head flew by me and I could see that something wasn't right. I called 9-1-1 on my cellular."

                                        Herb Carlsforth
                           Witness

" I told him to be careful when buying a used car...Check the airbags...that's what I always do when I buy a used car. Check the darned airbags !! But he wouldn't listen..what a lumbnut"

                                          Kyle Burrow
                                              Driver's Father

                               
"Last time I seen an explosion like that, I was sitting in a ditch in Vietnam...now I'm getting flashbacks again.."

                                                    Barry Kisspitch
                                      Witness