Forensic Investigations News

Different approaches to supporting victims: how collision investigators work across industries to provide answers

The collision investigator's role in getting justice for the victim, supporting the victim's needs in a civil process, and contributing to research to prevent future
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Who was on the wrong side of the road?

Two vehicles collide head on. How can collision investigators tell who was on the right/wrong side of the road at the time of a collision?
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Audio analysis in collision investigation: the often-overlooked aspect of video footage

Audio recordings are often overlooked as evidence but can help draw important conclusions when investigating a collision, particularly when used alongside video footage
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Reflecting on the historic pioneering approaches of TRL

Reflections on TRL’s role in the investigation of the fatal collision involving Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Al Fayed and the pioneering approach which
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Human Factors in Collision Investigation

Some of the factors that make us human influence our driving behaviour. This article explores how an investigator makes use of this in collision reconstructions.
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Pedestrian safety | Airbags

How we use data from airbag deployments in forensic collision investigations
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TRL Technical Series: Video Analysis | Calculating distance and speed

Determining the best analysis methods to exploit video footage of an incident and in particular calculate actual distances travelled and speed of vehicles
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A history of impact biomechanics, Part 2 – from TRL beginnings to the 1990s

A potted History of Trauma Biomechanics - part two -TRL's work for the past 60 years
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A history of impact biomechanics, Part 1 – from the Ancient Greeks to the 1970s

A potted History of Trauma Biomechanics - part one from the Ancient Greeks to early computer simulations in the 1970s
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TRL Technical Series: Load Security

How TRL investigators assess the evidence to establish if the security of a vehicle's load directly caused, or contributed to, the resultant injury or collision.
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Why do we need vehicle fire investigations?

Over 20,000 vehicle-related fires require forensic investigation every year in the UK. Here's how TRL experts analyse the available evidence.
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Fatal velodrome incident case review – another viewpoint

The claimant's view of a case study reported by TRL - read both accounts side by side for fascinating comparison
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