ABSTRACT
Road traffic accident third trimester of pregnancy present with dual problem the one is the injury to mother and others to the foetus. There were 9 women in the third trimester of pregnancy who were severely injured in road traffic accidents. Three cases were in accelerated labours and half the babies died. Immediate obstetric interference was often impractical and did not improve fetal survival. Note war thy injuries of the central nervous .system were associated with very high fetal mortality. Fractures of the pelvic were not disastrous. The first consideration in management should he the well being of the severely inured mother. Since the injuries that would kill the, fetus are not likely to be amenable to surgery. The only, justification for intervention for the sake of the fetus that survives the moment of impact is to salvage it from its dying mother's body