title: Computer simulation of the accident with nine victims.
abstract: In the paper we wish to emphasise the significance of vehicle driving dynamics analysis in the collision phase and occupant load analysis by means of using a software environment. Thereby we also wish to present the results of the simulation of the course of a traffic accident with nine victims that arose from a collision between an Audi A6 passenger car and the VW Caravelle van. In treating the traffic accident the forensic expert was faced with the questions about what caused the injuries to the front passenger in the Audi A6 passenger car, about the way the two vehicles had collided, about their collision velocities, about the way the two vehicles were handled and about the causes that originated the traffic accident. The critical situation on the road was a consequence of the tiredness of the van driver, the inadequate use of the passive safety systems and overloading the van.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Forensic Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Korytkova 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. joze.balazic@mf.uni-lj.si
authors.forename: Joze
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Balazic
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Prebil
authors.forename: Niko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Certanc
mesh_terms: D000054:Acceleration; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D003198:Computer Simulation; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012622:Seat Belts; D012984:Software; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000473:pathology