Traffic Accident Investigation
What it is ^
The term “traffic accidents” means accidents that occurred on a public road or in places open to vehicle circulation, with the involvement of at least one vehicle, and resulted either in the death or injury of one or more persons, or in material damage.
Our country records high rates of road traffic accidents which, apart from the human tragedy, are directly linked and interrelated with social and economic cost.
Conducting Examinations ^
By applying internationally recognised, scientifically documented and judicially admissible scientific and technical methods, we conduct examinations on vehicles, objects or places related to traffic accidents in order to:
- Determine, analyse and evaluate the data and parameters that caused the traffic accident, such as: a) road-surface condition, b) prevailing conditions (weather, road works, etc.), c) road signs, d) positions of the involved vehicles, etc.
- Determine, analyse and evaluate the caused and found traces from a traffic accident, such as: a) blood, b) braking marks, c) acceleration marks, d) manoeuvring marks, etc.
- Evaluate and analyse the course, movement and final position of the involved pedestrians and vehicles and, where possible, the road behaviour of pedestrians and drivers.
- Evaluate and analyse protective measures, such as: traffic islands, safety barriers, airbags, seat belts, helmets, child safety seats, etc.
- Determine, analyse and evaluate mechanical data of the involved vehicles.
- Calculate the value before the incident and assess the direct and consequential damage and the restoration cost.
- Evaluate the data and parameters, with the aim of determining whether a declared traffic accident did or did not occur.
Scene Examination - Evaluation - Utilisation ^
In addition, we conduct:
- Scene examination at the place where a traffic accident occurred, to search for various findings resulting from it and to determine factual circumstances, such as: a) road-surface condition, b) prevailing conditions, c) road signs, d) positions of the involved vehicles, e) finding traces originating from the accident (e.g. blood, braking marks, acceleration marks, manoeuvring marks, etc.), etc.
- Examination of the vehicles involved in a traffic accident, to determine matters such as: a) damage points, b) occupant positions, c) conditions prevailing inside the vehicle before the accident, d) vehicle condition, e) finding traces as a result of the accident (e.g. blood, etc.), etc.
- Representation of the traffic accident and its reconstruction, for understanding the circumstances of its occurrence.
- Mechanical inspection of the vehicles involved in a traffic accident, to ascertain whether the vehicles were in proper condition and to determine whether any possible fault or malfunction contributed to the final result.
- Study and Evaluation of the case file. In particular: witness statements, scene examinations, diagrams, as well as reports and examinations by State Authorities and other specialists.
- Utilisation of elements that require further examination, by indicating points for additional analysis, documentation and presentation, as well as by identifying points for which examination and exploitation were possible but no corresponding request was made.
Indicative questions that may be raised, depending on the case under examination
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- Can you determine the factors and conditions that caused the accident?
- How are the traces described as a consequence of the accident interpreted and evaluated?
- Is the absence or lack of traces after an accident justified at the place where it occurred?
- How is the place of an accident interpreted and evaluated?
- How are the prevailing conditions at the time of the accident evaluated?
- Can plastic and other fragments, as well as traces from the place where an accident occurred, lead us to a suspect vehicle and identify it as the one that left the scene?
- Do you believe that a mechanical inspection is required? If so, what possibilities will it reveal and what exactly must be checked?
- Does the involvement of a vehicle that left the scene after the incident arise?
- Was the methodology followed during blood collection and examination the prescribed one?
- Is the declared accident considered real?
