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European Hydrogen Incidents and Accidents database HIAD 2.1, European Commission, Joint Research Centre

This data is from the European Hydrogen Incidents and Accidents database HIAD 2.1, European Commission, Joint Research Centre.

Right Front Side of FCEV Damaged in Collision
The right front side of a FCEV was hit by another car.
Event Date
July 2, 2018
Record Quality Indicator
2
Region / Country
European Union / Belgium
Event Initiating System
Non-Hydrogen System Initiating Event
Classification of the Physical Effects
No Hydrogen Release
Nature of the Consequences
Near Miss
Causes
Human Factors
Facility Information
Application Type
Road Vehicles
Application
Fcev Private Car
Specific Application Supply Chain Stage
Hydrogen As Fuel
Components Involved
car body
Storage/Process Medium
Gas
Storage/Process Quantity
5
Storage/Process Units
Kilograms
Design Pressure
70
Location Type
Open
Location description
City
Operational Condition
Normal
Currency
EUR - Euro
Lessons Learned
The right front collision is a very common type of accident.The hydrogen tanks are located in the back and the fuel cell stack in the middle of the car.Therefore, any frontal crash will most probably never result in a hydrogen release or damage to hydrogen systems.
Detonation
No
Deflagration
No
High Pressure Explosion
No
High Voltage Explosion
No
Source Category
Internal report
References

Report provided but confidential

This material was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government.
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