In the example above, the injured ankle was the proximate cause of Maya's more serious injury in the automobile accident because Wes had hired the taxi to send her to the hospital.

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Proximate cause refers to the primary cause that directly results in an injury. In this scenario, the proximate cause of Maya's more serious injury would be the automobile accident itself, not the injured ankle which was a pre-existing condition that led to her being in the taxi.

In the Example Above, the Injured Ankle Was the Proximate