LONDON, Feb. 16 (Xinhuanet) -- British police investigating the death of Princess Diana are using special equipment to search for new clues at the scene of the car crash, a Sky News report said Wednesday.

    Photographers and surveyors Tuesday night used laser technologyto scan the tunnel in Paris where Diana's Mercedes crashed in the early hours of August 31, 1997, killing the princess, her boyfriend Dodi Fayed and their chauffeur Henri Paul, said the report.

    The images will be turned into a 3D computer model of the scene.

    A Metropolitan Police spokesman said the model would "enhance understanding of the factors which may have contributed to the collision".

    An investigation following the tragedy concluded that Paul had been drinking and was driving at high speed. But his parents do not believe the blood sample used to judge his alcohol level was their son's and have started legal action in a French court to clear his name.

    An inquest into the Princess's death opened in the UK last yearbut was adjourned for the then Scotland Yard Commissioner, Sir John Stevens, to begin an investigation into the accident.

    Sir John is still technically in charge of the investigation but was not in Paris on Tuesday night for the latest stage in the proceedings, Scotland Yard said.

    Dodi's father, Harrods owner Mohammed al Fayed, claims there was a plot to tamper with the brakes of her car and cause the accident. Enditem