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ABOUT THIS PROGRAM

What really happened in the car crash that killed Princess Diana? What’s the real story behind the space shuttle Challenger disaster? Follow the international team of men and women who investigate these and other horrific accidents to determine the reasons behind the outcome. Learn about the science of piecing together evidence gathered at the accident scene, and explore the technology used to pull valuable clues from the evidence. News footage, computer simulations and archival photos are combined with interviews and visits to the accident sites to tell these stories of what happens when everything seems to go fatally wrong. Premiered on Discovery Channel, USA.

Produced by Lionsgate (1998)