(Bloomberg) — The death of a woman in a recent car crash inLouisiana is probably the seventh fatality linked to Takata Corp.'sdefective air-bag inflators in the U.S., the National HighwayTraffic Safety Administration said.
The statement comes just days after the mother of KylanLanglinais filed a lawsuit claiming that when her daughter's HondaCivic hit a utility pole in April the air bag deployed with toomuch force and sprayed shrapnel that ultimately led to herdeath.
"After examination of the vehicle and other evidence, NHTSA hasconcluded that a ruptured Takata air-bag inflator is likely to havebeen involved," Mark Rosekind, the agency's administrator, said inan e-mailed statement Friday without commenting on the lawsuit.
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