What Especially To Do In A Car Accident Abroad

The holiday period also brings some pitfalls. When traveling by car on holiday abroad, we can easily become one of the road accident participants. So how do we proceed?

Compulsory insurance or accident insurance is also paid abroad. If you do not have a year-round accident insurance, it is possible to arrange it also for a short time, for example for a holiday abroad. Anyone who has got into trouble in the past appreciated enough information about how to behave and where to go. Before you go abroad, find out what your insurance covers and, if necessary, insure yourself.

Immediate action after a car accident

Stop the vehicle immediately and secure the accident site. Turn on the hazard warning lights and position the warning triangle. Remember to take care of your safety when doing whatever you do on the road accident. Road traffic continues. As soon as you get out of the car, it is definitely advisable to wear a vest made of retroreflective materials.

If someone is injured, provide first aid according to your abilities and options, and always contact your local car accident doctor, emergency service, firefighters or police. Some EU countries have already abolished national emergency numbers and use the single European emergency number 112, but for your well-being, it is important to find out what specific numbers in that country actually apply before crossing the border.

The police are yes or no

In cases specified by the law of the country, report the incident to the police. Calling or not calling the police is always governed by the law of the country in which the accident occurred.

As with us, abstain from drinking alcoholic beverages and other addictive substances after a traffic accident. It would be to the detriment of finding out whether you had consumed these things before or during the trip.

If it is necessary to ensure the resumption of traffic on the road, you can remove the vehicles if:

the accident is reported to the police and you have properly marked the final position of the vehicles with spray, chalk, sand, etc. To better prove the accident, create your own photo documentation of the location where it occurred;

You have agreed to remove vehicles with other road accident participants.

Write down the number plate, the VIN code, the make and type of the vehicles involved, the names, surname and residence of their drivers, name, surname and residence of their owners and insurance details. Make a note of the names and addresses of any witnesses.

Traffic accident record

If the police are not summoned to a traffic accident, it is necessary to write a common accident record with other accident participants. In particular, it must contain information on the location and time of the accident, its participants and vehicles, its cause, course and consequences.

The accident record contains all the data necessary to properly document the accident. The appearance of the document is the same in all European language versions, so use it even if the stranger is another participant in the accident.

Before separating the document, make sure that it is duly completed and signed in all copies, including the number of points completed. It is no longer possible to add additional data after separate sheets (copies); they would not be written to all copies.