Crash Investigation Unit

A motorcyclist is killed in a collision at a busy intersection. But when the other vehicle leaves the scene, Crash Investigators must go searching for their suspect.

A grandmother leaves her local bingo hall, but she will never make it home; the lives of a young man and a truck driver are irrevocably changed as a result.

A woman sends her car hurtling down a footpath, bowling a dozen innocent pedestrians. The Crash Investigation Unit sifts through the carnage on a busy Sydney street looking for answers to this nightmarish crash.

A young driver is unlikely to survive after a late night crash that kills his passenger. With the help of extraordinary CCTV footage, the CIU explore what could have caused his car to spin out of control.

A seemingly straightforward crash is not as it seems when a child is severely injured. The Crashies help solve the mystery by replicating the accident at the RTA’s specialist Crash Lab.

While rush hour commuters fight traffic trying to get home, one man is fighting for his life after a pile-up in Sydney’s M5 tunnel. The C.I.U is under pressure to map the underground scene as quickly as possible to get the road re-opened, but with seven vehicles involved, it’s not easy.

Jennifer Franco is struck by a taxi in the early hours of February 20 2007 on Gwawley Parade, Miranda. She sustains critical head and limb injuries, as well as psychological trauma as a result of the crash.

A cyclist has little or no chance against an 11-tonne truck, so when a young father is killed riding near his home, the Crash Unit must piece together events leading up to the tragedy.

A van inexplicably crosses a median strip into the path of oncoming traffic, with devastating consequences. The C.I.U explore whether it was human or mechanical error that caused the crash.

The crash investigation unit are called after a car has ploughed into a power pole before colliding with a tree sixty metres away.

A 4WD runs off a dark, rural road and its driver is killed on impact but when anothe driver stops to help, he becomes a suspect.

Two young P-plate drivers collide at an intersection but despite the jaw-dropping damage, they both live to tell the tale.

A 21-year-old man is dead and a father of three is critically injured. Survivors and witnesses are in a state of shock. It's rush hour and the Crash Unit's Commander is trying to dissect the scene.

Follow the Crash Investigation Unit as it works through the intricate anatomy of car accidents on Australian roads - from the initial call-out to case closed.

A motor bike and a car have collided in what appears to be the dead centre of the road - but there are no lane markings and confusing gouge marks which turn this crash into a mystery.

On a dark, rural road, a ute and a Hyundai are mangled facing each other. At first glance, it looks like a head-on collision, but the expert eyes of the Crash Investigation Unit soon prove otherwise.

A family is devastated when a grandmother doesn't make it home from a night of bingo at the local club.

Investigators face a seven-car pile-up in a busy underground tunnel during peak hour.