"Crash Day" from the Institute of Traffic Accident Investigators
June 2026 sees the return of our very successful research day, and for this year a new venue, the former RAF and USAF airfield at Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire.
This new venue will offer the same essential research crashes along with 'driver experiences' including vehicle handling and HGV driving, a really useful addition to your CPD.
As ever, you can attend - for free - and view many staged crashes as well as engaging in those participation experiences.
So, book early to avoid disappointment, as when capacity is reached, we will have to stop accepting bookings.
Rules of Attendance
Your ticket will be issued on the understanding that you attend this event at your own risk. The Institute of Traffic Accident Investigators can take no responsibility for any loss or injury to persons or property during the running of the 'crash day'.
Your attendance at the events confirms your acceptance of the above and your agreement to follow the instructions of ITAI staff, organisers and council whilst at the event, included but not limited to vehicle parking and driving, routes to be walked and places to stand etc. You will be required to attend the safety briefing at, or shortly after, 9am, at which guidance regarding the day will be given, and to which your attendance at the day confirms your agreement to abide with those instructions.
For a sample of what you might see, here is a compilation video from 2022: https://youtu.be/ciRL4qdOJC4
There will also be a number of static displays, as well as numerous Exhibitors in the Marquee and some live presentations.
The Institute will be presenting the following webinar for the membership [and guests] on Wednesday 15th July 2026 at 11:00 BST. [please ignore any error in the automated emails where the time might be shown as being in a different zone]
Tim Nutbeam
will be discussing
‘From Scene to Survival: A Systems Approach to Road Injury and Post-Collision Care’
ABSTRACT
Road injury is not a single clinical event but a system response that begins at the moment of impact. The Road Injury Chain of Survival provides a framework for understanding how early recognition, rescue, initial care, transport and definitive hospital management interact to influence outcomes.
This session will introduce the Road Injury Chain of Survival and explore how scene characteristics, collision dynamics, vehicle damage patterns and entrapment features relate to early morbidity and mortality. It will examine which interventions appear most closely associated with improved outcomes, where the evidence gaps remain, and how better integration of clinical and investigative data could strengthen both injury prediction and system performance.
The aim is to encourage discussion about how we can work across traditional boundaries - identifying the data points that matter most, understanding mechanisms of deterioration, and improving the overall post-collision response.
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Professor Tim NutbeamMB ChB PhD FRCEM FIMC FRRHH MSc Consultant in Emergency Medicine Consultant in Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine Professor of Emergency Medicine and Post-Collision Care
Tim is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at University Hospitals Plymouth and a Consultant in Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine with Devon Air Ambulance. He is Professor of Emergency Medicine and Post-Collision Care at the University of Plymouth and Director of IMPACT – The Centre for Post-Collision Research, Innovation and Translation.
His work focuses on extrication science, entrapment, injury prediction and systems-level improvement in post-collision care. He has led national and international research examining how collision characteristics, rescue practices and early clinical decision-making influence patient outcomes, with particular emphasis on translating evidence into practice.
The Institute will be presenting the following webinar for the membership [and guests] on Wednesday 14th October 2026 at 11:00 BST. [please ignore any error in the automated emails where the time might be shown as being in a different zone]
Michelle Gowan
‘Evaluation of Photogrammetry Survey Techniques for Forensic Collision Investigation’
3D photogrammetry is increasingly recognised as a valuable tool in collision investigation, enabling the creation of accurate 3D point clouds of vehicles, scenes, and loci from a series of photographs. These models can not only document and preserve scene evidence but can also support advanced analysis including sightline assessment and camera matching, where photographs or video footage can be aligned with a reconstructed 3D environment to interpret physical evidence or vehicle/pedestrian movements.
This presentation will provide an overview of how photogrammetry works, practical guidance on achieving the best results in field applications, and an evaluation of different photogrammetric techniques and image capture methods. It will also compare the performance of several software packages (Agisoft Metashape Standard, Agisoft Metashape Professional, 3DF Zephyr Full Edition, and RealityScan) to a benchmark 3D laser scanner.
Michelle Gowan is a Consulting Forensic Engineer with Denis Wood Associates, Dublin, Ireland. Michelle has investigated more than 400 road traffic collisions since 2016 and has provided expert witness evidence in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. She holds a master’s degree in engineering from Queen’s University Belfast and an honours degree in Forensic Road Collision Investigation from De Montfort University. She has carried out and published independent research in photogrammetry in forensic collision investigation.
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