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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just find it so shocking that there was not one survivor- not even one in critical condition?  They all died, but the limo looks pretty intact.  So sad [/quote]

Have you ever bunked heads with another person?  It hurts, a lot.  60MPH, with a downward force, is going to cause a lot of head injuries and likely broken necks. [/quote]

Yes.  I understand that, but every single person?  [/quote]

Not to be gruesome, but in that picture the back end of the vehicle is up.

I imagine they were thrown into the ceiling with a lot of force.[/quote]
Agree...physics was unfortunately working against them. 
Here’s an example from a website about force of impact
https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/amp/impact-force-d_1780.html
Example - Car Crash

A car with a mass of 2000 kg drives with speed 60 km/h (16.7 m/s) before it crashes into a massive concrete wall. The front of the car impacts 0.5 m (the deformation distance).

The impact force can be calculated as

Fmax = (2000 kg) (16.7 m/s)2 / (0.5 m)

= 1116 kN

Note that the gravitation force (weight) acting on the car is only

Fw = m g

= (2000 kg) (9.81 m/s2)

= 19.6 kN

The impact creates a force 57 times gravity!![/quote]

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