South Carolina Driver Killed by Exploding Air Bag Inflator

South Carolina Driver Killed by Exploding Air Bag Inflator
Building of car parts giant Takata in Aisho, Japan, on June 24, 2017. AFP/Getty Images
The Associated Press
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DETROIT—A driver in South Carolina is the latest person to be killed by an exploding Takata air bag inflator.

Honda said Wednesday that a faulty driver’s air bag blew apart in a crash involving a 2002 Honda Accord in Lancaster County, South Carolina. The company wouldn’t give details of the Jan. 9 crash near Charlotte, North Carolina, nor would it identify the person who was killed.