So, if you are a pedestrian or cyclist who have just been run down or knocked off the bike it is most important information that should be obtained – the registration number of the car or the vehicle that struck you. After you have moved to a safe place on the road, you should consider the degree of harm you have suffered, the conditions of the prevailing scene, and the potential wrongdoer of the accident. We then suggest the following: It is then recommended to go through all the below mentioned steps.
Seek Medical Help
If someone or you cycling & feeling discomfort, experience an injury, or sickness then, it is wise to call the ambulance. Sometimes even if you think you are fine, you are not aware of the full consequences and the level of the harm inflicted on you by the accident for some time after the incident happened. For this reason, your best bet would be to visit your GP as soon as possible or in the case of severe injuries, head to the nearest emergency department or have an ambulance called to come to the scene.
Call The Police
Police reporting of the accident is not out of place even if it is contrary to the standards of a minor accident and a few injuries. After the Police get there, write down the name of the police officer who is in charge and request the police complaint reference number. Then, if you wish to pursue a compensation claim, your solicitor will be able to obtain all the Police records they have in relation to the accident as highlighted in the reference number. It should be noted however that sometimes the Police may decide not to come to the scene of the accident since they deem the incidence to be inconsequential. However, as a legal business, it is required to reporting the accident to the Police because a reference number will be assigned to the case.
Record All the Parties Involving the Road Accidents
Begin with identifying who among your colleagues lost contact details it was caused by a car accident. Most of the time, this is one that operates a car. The basic information that we suggest clients record at its bare minimum are the full name and address, telephone number, insurance provider, and vehicle registration number. The vehicle registration number can be considered as the most crucial data present in the list as the details of the insured person and the insurance are associated with the car registration number. In case of multiple vehicles in an accident, collect the same information from other involved vehicles.
It is something that you should avoid at this stage to say sorry or make any statement which may be construed to be an admission of any wrong doing on your part. This is so because anything one utters is bound to go in the process of making the claim; thus, caution has to be exercised.
To end, make sure that you get the contact details of witnesses involved to help in future follow-ups and jural acts of pronounced convict. You are likely to have strong evidence to support your case, especially where the driver of the car did not accept blame for the crash and any eyewitnesses are very relevant to the case of the accident. A witness can confirm the details that you took to court since it is important to determine the party that was at blame over an accident.
