Question 8220
If you are involved in a traffic accident with the possibility of fatalities or serious injuries, what actions, among others, must you carry out as far as possible?
- Stop, erase the traces of the accident, and move the injured persons and the vehicles.
- Continue driving, without helping the victims or notifying the authorities.
- Stop the vehicle without creating danger, notify the authorities or their officers, and assist the injured.
Show answer and explanation
Correct answer: Stop the vehicle without creating danger, notify the authorities or their officers, and assist the injured.
If you are involved and there may be fatalities or serious injuries, you must stop without creating another hazard, notify the officers, and help the injured. Do not move the vehicles or disturb evidence of the accident unless leaving them as they are would endanger the injured or traffic. In the image, a woman is helping an injured person.