Road transport investigation

Collision investigators specialise in the detailed investigation of a road incident, applying scientific principles to determine how and why it occurred. They identify, record, recover and interpret the available evidence, applying their findings to reconstruct the incident where possible.

Vehicle examiners specialise in the technical examination of a vehicle, or part of a vehicle, to determine its condition. This may concern the vehicle's roadworthiness, modifications made to it and/or its involvement in an incident or crime.

Vehicle crime examiners use specialist mechanical and engineering knowledge to identify if a vehicle has been stolen or if an attempt has been made to disguise the true identity of a vehicle or vehicle parts.

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Note: Also working in this field are scientists and engineers. We distinguish between the investigative stages in this specialty and the evaluative stage, which forms the specialty of Incident evaluation under the Science & Engineering Sector.