Accident investigations

We have extensive experience in accident investigation for both civil and criminal matters, including detailed witness interviews, statement taking, and locus examinations.

Since formation, we have interviewed thousands of witnesses and insured parties, supporting solicitors and insurers in resolving complex and high-value claims.

Our work includes:

• Fatal and near-fatal road traffic collisions
• Multi-vehicle and serious injury collisions
• Allegations of staged, contrived, or exaggerated accidents
• Phantom passenger and fraudulent claimant investigations

Approach

Les Clement has extensive experience in scene examination, evidence assessment, and investigative reporting. His work has repeatedly assisted solicitors and insurers in clarifying complex factual disputes and resolving claims efficiently.

His investigations have contributed to:

• Establishing or disputing liability
• Identifying and challenging unreliable or inconsistent witness accounts
• Detecting fraud, misrepresentation, or exaggeration

Selected examples of work

• Identification of staged accidents involving hire vehicles and multiple personal injury claims
• Detailed examination of a serious motorcyclist injury where witness evidence and scene assessment established excessive speed and fault
• Establishing the presence of road contamination (diesel spillage), undermining third-party liability allegations
• Discovery of pre-existing vehicle defects contributing to a collision, resulting in the withdrawal of a claim
• Investigation of multiple fatal road traffic collisions, including:
  • Neath
  • Swansea City Centre
  • M4 motorway (junctions 47–48 westbound and 44–43 eastbound)

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