Attempting to save himself and those with him, the car overturned; is expiation required of him?

Question: I was driving a car when I encountered a vehicle traveling in the lane designated for my direction. I alerted its driver with the horn and the lights, but he did not notice. It became clear to me that he was asleep, so I was forced to leave the road, and my car overturned. As a result, my father and my cousin died. Is expiation obligatory upon me?

Answer: What appears to me from the Shari'ah is that expiation is not obligatory upon you, if what compelled you to leave the road was the intention to save yourself and the passengers from the danger of the oncoming car, which is greater than the danger of leaving the road. As for your inheritance from your father, that is referred to the court if the heirs dispute with you.