Crash Investigation Unit

Crash Investigation Unit
Crash Investigation Unit
Format Reality / Factual
Presented by Damian Walshe-Howling
Country of origin Australia
No. of episodes 9 (as of 28 August 2008)
Production
Running time Approx 30 minutes (including commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel Channel Seven
Picture format 16:9
Original run 27 August 2008 – current
Chronology
Related shows SCU: Serious Crash Unit
External links
Website

Crash Investigation Unit is an Australian factual television series on the Seven Network hosted by Damian Walshe-Howling. The series premiered on 27 August 2008.[1]

The series follows the Metropolitan Crash Investigation Unit to uncover the causes behind a car crash. The program is similar to New Zealand's SCU: Serious Crash Unit, which has previously aired on Seven to strong ratings.[2]

So far the series has attracted an average of 1.3 million viewers.

On 22 September 2008, Channel Seven confirmed it had commissioned a second series of Crash Investigation Unit.

Episodes

EPISODE AUST AIR DATE NZ AIR DATE DESCRIPTION
REDFERN 27 August 2008 4 September 2008 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.
MARSDEN PARK 3 September 2008 28 August 2008 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.
KOGARAH 10 September 2008 23 October 2008 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.
SUMMER HILL 17 September 2008 25 September 2008 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.
M5 24 September 2008 11 September 2008 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.
FAIRFIELD 1 October 2008 18 September 2008 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.
JENNIFER FRANCO 8 October 2008 16 October 2008 Jennifer Franco is struck by a taxi in the early hours of 20 February 2007 on Gwawley Parade, Miranda. She sustains critical head and limb injuries, as well as psychological trauma as a result of the crash.
AUBURN 15 October 2008 2 October 2008 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.
HABERFIELD 22 October 2008 9 October 2008 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.

References

  1. ^ Knox, David (13 August 2008). "Car crash telly". tvtonight.com.au. http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/08/car-crash-telly.html. Retrieved 2008-08-20. 
  2. ^ "The Tribal Mind", The Sun-Herald, retrieved 28 April 2008

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