Crash Investigation Unit
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| 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
- ↑ Knox, David (13 August 2008). "Car crash telly". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ↑ "The Tribal Mind", The Sun-Herald, retrieved 28 April 2008
External links
- Channel Seven official site
- Greenstone Pictures
- TVNZ
- Kangoo - animators of CIU's vehicle collisions
- Crash Investigation Unit at TV.com
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