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Six cases were identified, consisting of five male riders and one female pillion passenger. The age range was 48\u201367 years (average 59 years), which was significantly older than the control group (40.6 years; p\u2009&lt;\u20090.01). All the decedents were overweight, with a body mass index (BMI) of 28.7\u201343.5\u2009kg\/m\n                    <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                    (average 34.9\u2009kg\/m\n                    <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                    ), which again was significantly greater than the control group (28.8\u2009kg\/m\n                    <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                    ; p\u2009&lt;\u20090.05). Five of the incidents involved a collision between a motorcycle and a motor vehicle; the remaining case involved a collision with a tree. Five of the amputations were on the right side in the motorcycle-vehicle impacts, and they varied in severity from loss of a foot to a hind-quarter amputation. 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