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GIDAS case study

Accident description

The participant 01 (Citroen C4 Picasso) drives along the regional highway K8554 coming from Porschütz in the direction of the federal street B101. In Priestewitz he does not recognize participant 02 (MAN TGX truck-trailer), who is parking on the right. Participant 01 collides without braking with the trailer of the truck. All three vehicle occupants of participant 01 are injured, some seriously.

Accident scene

Participant 01 Citroen C4 Picasso 2.0 Exclusive

Technical data

    • Year of manufacturing 2007
    • Braking system: Anti-locking-system
    • Engine: 103 KW, 1997 ccm
    • Maximum speed: 195 km/h
    • Traction control, vehicle stabilisation system, emergency braking assistant, lane departure warning, tire pressure warning system, cruise control
    • Frontal airbags first row (activated), knee airbag driver (activated), seat integrated sidebags first row, curtain-sidebags first and second row
    • Belt pretensioner, belt-force-energizer first row (activation on the accident site not detectable)
    • No technical deficiencies detectable
    • Damages and deformations in the whole frontal area by underriding-collision with the trailer
    • Damages in the innerspace in the area of the dashboard


     

    Damages (with measuring scales)

    Further technical details (passenger compartment, tires, seatbelts, airbags, auxiliary equipment,...)

    Participant 02 MAN TGX 18.400

    Technical data

      • Year of manufacturing 2010
      • Braking system: anti-locking-system
      • Engine: 294 KW, 10518 ccm
      • Maximum speed: 89 km/h
      • Traction control, vehicle stabilisation system
      • Trailer by Krone, year of manufacturing 2006
      • No technical deficiencies detectable
      • Damages in the area of the rear of the trailer, mostly at the slaved forklift truck and at attachement parts
      • Vehicle stood on the road without a driver for unloading

        Overview

        Damages with measuring scales

        Further technical details (passenger compartment, tires, seatbelts, auxiliary equipment...)

        Passengers of participant 01

        Driver 01

        • The driver was 65 years old and holds a driving licence for 20 years.
        • He stated that he was dazzled by the sun. Then, he used the windscreen washing system. As a result, the windscreen became completely nontransparent for a short period of time and the driver couldn´t see anything. In that particular moment, he collided with the trailer.
        • Slight injured by the impact, marks caused by the airbag and seatbelt (bruise of the thorax AIS 1)
         

        • Front passenger, female, 68 years old.
        • Serious injured by the impact, marks caused by the airbag/seatbelt, impacting marks (deformation) at the right dashboard (serial rib fracture AIS3, distortion of the cervical spine AIS1, cut left finger AIS1)
         

        • Passenger second row right, female, 32 years old
        • Serious injured by the impact (clavicle fracture AIS2, some bruises and abrasions AIS1)

        Incoming way participant 01

        Results of the reconstruction

          • Starting-/collision speed participant 01: 42 km/h
          • No braking reaction due to the frontal low sun and the nontransprent windscreen
          • Frontal collision and underriding the trailer of participant 02