Crash Investigation Unit
Encyclopedia
Crash Investigation Unit is an Australia
n factual television
series on the Seven Network
hosted by Damian Walshe-Howling
. The series premiered on 27 August 2008.
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.
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.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n factual television
Factual television
Factual television is a genre of non-fiction television programming that documents actual events and people. These type of programs are also described as documentary, observational documentary, fly on the wall, docudrama, and reality television...
series on the Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
hosted by Damian Walshe-Howling
Damian Walshe-Howling
Damian Walshe-Howling is an Australian actor, best known for his role as Andrew "Benji" Veniamin in the Australian underworld drama, Underbelly, for which he won the Best Supporting or Guest Actor in a Drama Series at the 2008 AFI Awards.-Biography:He also starred on Blue Heelers as Constable Adam...
. The series premiered on 27 August 2008.
The series follows the Metropolitan Crash Investigation Unit to uncover the causes behind a car crash. The program is similar to New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
's SCU: Serious Crash Unit
SCU: Serious Crash Unit
SCU: Serious Crash Unit is a New Zealand documentary series, which airs on TV2 in New Zealand, and other networks around the world. The show is currently in production of a 4th series, due to be released early 2008, while an Australian version of SCU is premiering in 2008 under the title Crash...
, which has previously aired on Seven to strong ratings.
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. |