# SCU: Serious Crash Unit

SCU: Serious Crash Unit is a New Zealand documentary series that aired on TV2. The show was cancelled after seven seasons.

## Overview

SCU: Serious Crash Unit follows a New Zealand Police-based Auckland Serious Crash Unit as they investigate crashes and examine the evidence found at the crash scene to find out what happened, and what caused the accident.

## Episodes
### Season 1

| Number in series | Number in season | Title | Original air date |
| 1 | 1 | "Albany/Novotel" | 2003 (2003) |
| Two vehicles are destroyed in a fatal head-on accident on Albany Bridge. ||||
| 2 | 2 | "Okura/Stanway" | 2003 (2003) |
| The SCU investigates a crashed four-wheel-drive. ||||
| 3 | 3 | "Simpson Rd/Southern Motorway" | 2003 (2003) |
| Two West Auckland factory workers get into a crash on Simpson Road in Ranui. ||||
| 4 | 4 | "Windy/Wellsford" | 2003 (2003) |
| A man loses control of his vehicle on his way to visit his children, and the SCU suspect his brakes may have been at fault. ||||
| 5 | 5 | "Whangaparaoa/joe Dee" | 2003 (2003) |
| The SCU are called to two crashes on Whangaparaoa Road. ||||
| 6 | 6 | "Bush/Dome" | 2003 (2003) |
| A young motorcyclist is killed in a collision with a truck. ||||
| 7 | 7 | "Upper Harbour/titrangi" | 2003 (2003) |
| A bus veers out of control in Titirangi with fatalities. ||||

### Season 2

| Number in series | Number in season | Title | Original air date |
| 8 | 1 | "Wainui Road" | 2005 (2005) |
| The police investigate the death of 27-year old Hamish MacDonald driving home from a night out with friends. ||||
| 9 | 2 | "Golf Road" | 2005 (2005) |
| The police investigate a fatal crash that kills three people. ||||
| 10 | 3 | "Lincoln/Newtown Road" | 2005 (2005) |
| The police investigate why a car ploughed through an intersection hitting another vehicle and critically injuring the driver, who is left in critical condition. ||||
| 11 | 4 | "Kahikatea" | 2005 (2005) |
| The police investigate the death of a young man whose car has come off the road as he was heading home to a family emergency. ||||
| 12 | 5 | "Oriel/Coatsville" | 2005 (2005) |
| The police investigate a crash where a car left the road and hit a tree. ||||
| 13 | 6 | TBA | 2005 (2005) |

### Season 3

| Number in series | Number in season | Title | Original air date |
| 14 | 1 | "Te Hana" | 2006 (2006) |
| 15 | 2 | "Muriwai/Rua Rd" | 2006 (2006) |
| 16 | 3 | TBA | 2006 (2006) |
| 17 | 4 | TBA | 2006 (2006) |
| 18 | 5 | TBA | 2006 (2006) |
| 19 | 6 | TBA | 2006 (2006) |
| 20 | 7 | TBA | 2006 (2006) |

### Season 4

| Number in series | Number in season | Title | Original air date |
| 21 | 1 | TBA | 2008 (2008) |
| 22 | 2 | TBA | 2008 (2008) |
| 23 | 3 | TBA | 2008 (2008) |
| 24 | 4 | TBA | 2008 (2008) |
| 25 | 5 | TBA | 2008 (2008) |
| 26 | 6 | TBA | 2008 (2008) |
| 27 | 7 | TBA | 2008 (2008) |
| 28 | 8 | TBA | 2008 (2008) |

### Season 5

| Number in series | Number in season | Title | Original air date |
| 29 | 1 | "Mangatawhiri" | 6 June 2011 (2011-06-06) |
| The SCU investigate a crash where a truck driver is killed after he swerves to avoid crashing into a line of traffic on a busy state highway. ||||
| 30 | 2 | "Wellsford" | 13 June 2011 (2011-06-13) |
| Two women are killed and three women are seriously injured after a multivehicle high speed crash south of Wellsford. ||||
| 31 | 3 | "Pinewoods" | 20 June 2011 (2011-06-20) |
| The SCU investigate a serious crash where a rugby star is killed when he is thrown from a car as it plunges over a 25-metre cliff at a camping ground north of Auckland. ||||
| 32 | 4 | "Hobsonville" | 27 June 2011 (2011-06-27) |
| The SCU investigate a fatal crash after a motorcyclist, who has just finished building his classic motorbike, is killed when he tries to avoid a car at an intersection. ||||
| 33 | 5 | "Mill Road" | 4 July 2011 (2011-07-04) |
| The SCU investigate a crash where the mother of three young children is seriously injured when she swerves into the path of an oncoming truck. ||||
| 34 | 6 | "Wily Road" | 11 July 2011 (2011-07-11) |
| A man is killed when his BMW fails to take a bend, rolling six times down a hill, leaving his partner and young daughter with moderate injuries. ||||
| 35 | 7 | TBA | 2011 (2011) |

### Season 6

| Number in series | Number in season | Title | Original air date |
| 36 | 1 | "Papakura" | 22 January 2013 (2013-01-22) |
| The SCU investigates a single vehicle crash at a major intersection after reports of road rage earlier in the evening. ||||
| 37 | 2 | "Lincoln Road" | 2012 (2012) |
| 38 | 3 | "Kingseat" | 19 February 2013 (2013-02-19) |
| The SCU investigate a fatality at an intersection that has been the site of many crashes. ||||
| 39 | 4 | "Kaiaua" | 2012 (2012) |
| 40 | 5 | TBA | 2012 (2012) |
| 41 | 6 | TBA | 2012 (2012) |
| 42 | 7 | TBA | 2012 (2012) |

### Season 7

| Number in series | Number in season | Title | Original air date |
| 43 | 1 | "Kingseat" | 29 July 2014 (2014-07-29) |
| The SCU investigate a double fatality at an intersection. ||||
| 44 | 2 | "Port Waikato" | 4 August 2014 (2014-08-04) |
| The SCU investigate a crash where an Australian tourist is killed while on a quad bike tour. ||||
| 45 | 3 | "Birdwood" | 12 August 2014 (2014-08-12) |
| The SCU investigate a fatal crash after a motorcyclist is killed. ||||
| 46 | 4 | "Maramarua" | 19 August 2014 (2014-08-19) |
| The SCU investigate a crash where an elderly woman is killed on a highway after colliding with a truck kilometres from home. ||||
| 47 | 5 | TBA | 2014 (2014) |
| Two young women are killed and three are seriously injured after a multi-vehicle high speed crash south of Wellsford. ||||
| 48 | 6 | TBA | 2014 (2014) |
| 49 | 7 | TBA | 2014 (2014) |

## Broadcasting

The following list is ordered by the date of the series premiere.
| Country | TV Network(s) | Series Premiere | Weekly Schedule | Status |
| New Zealand | TV2 | | N/A | All episodes aired |
| Australia | Channel Seven | 17 March 2008 | Monday 8:00pm | All episodes aired |

## Ratings
### Australia

In Australia, SCU: Serious Crash Unit was watched by 1.4 million viewers in its premiere episode, and received similar ratings in its second week. In its premiere week in Australia, SCU: Serious Crash Unit was the third most watched program in the five mainland state capitals.
The second series premiered Monday 8:00pm at 1.2 million viewers, and ratings remained between 1.2 and 1.7 million viewers, following a strong lead in from Border Security: Australia's Front Line.