Traffic accidents resulting in injuries or even fatalities occur primarily in road traffic, less frequently in rail and air transport, and can sometimes be highly complex. The reconstruction of such accidents goes beyond a purely medical perspective: here, close cooperation between the public prosecutor’s office, the police, the technical expert, and the forensic medical service is essential. Over the decades, a networked approach to traffic accident reconstruction has been established among these institutions to ensure the most timely possible assessment of findings and close professional exchange during case handling.
The forensic medical assessment is based on a careful examination of the injury patterns in the accident victims, supplemented by a comparison with the damage patterns on the vehicles involved, and provides essential insights into the course of the accident.
