Guide to Motor Vehicle Accidents

If you are involved in a road traffic accident try and follow these basic steps:

- if you are involved in an accident in which someone has been injured or damage has been caused to another's property, then you should stop and exchange information with any other involved drivers: name and address (and the name and address of the owner of the vehicle if not you); your registration number, and insurance information.

- make sure you have a note of the make color and model of any other vehicles involved, together with their number plate

- note any damage to the vehicles involved

- make a note of any witness names and addresses including any other vehicles that may have observed the accident.

- call the police if the other operator is drunk, argumentative or tries to leave the scene without exchanging information with you.

- do not make any admissions about liability

- try and draw a rough sketch plan of the accident scene and where the vehicles ended up (if possible go back later and take measurements and pictures)

- as soon as you are able write down your version of what happened

- notify your insurers as soon as you can after the accident

- if you have suffered any injury at all get it checked out by a doctor and take advantage of emergency or ambulance services at the scene. Don't hesitate to call for an ambulance at the scene.

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Bernard Hamill, Esq.