A lot of us drive everyday. But how many know the legal position if a driver is involved in an accident?
The law requires the driver involved in an accident whereby damage or injury is caused to any person, property, or animal to stop, and, if required so to do by any person having reasonable grounds for so requiring, give his name and address, and also the name and address of the owner and the identification marks of the vehicle.
If as a result of the accident, the driver has injured any other person on a road, whether by negligence or not, he must stop such vehicle and render such assistance to the injured person as he may be capable of rendering and as the injured person may need. An excuse that "blood will ruin my leather seat" is NOT acceptable.
The driver of the motor vehicle must also report the accident to a police station or to a police officer within 24 hours. Remember that a "runding luar" scenario will not absolve the driver from this obligation.
Can the vehicles involved be moved after the accident? If the accident causes loss of life or serous injury to persons or serious damage to property , then "no person shall, except with the authority of a police officer, move or otherwise interfere with any vehicle involved in the accident or any part of such vehicle or do any other act so as to destroy or alter any evidence of the accident". However the law allows for a vehicle or any part thereof may be moved so far as may be necessary to extricate persons or animals involved, prevent fire or prevent damage or obstruction to the public.
So there you go. If it is just a minor fender bender (langgar belakang), please move your car and don't block the road whilst waiting for the Police. We will still menyibok and stare but at least we can drive through eventually.
The law requires the driver involved in an accident whereby damage or injury is caused to any person, property, or animal to stop, and, if required so to do by any person having reasonable grounds for so requiring, give his name and address, and also the name and address of the owner and the identification marks of the vehicle.
If as a result of the accident, the driver has injured any other person on a road, whether by negligence or not, he must stop such vehicle and render such assistance to the injured person as he may be capable of rendering and as the injured person may need. An excuse that "blood will ruin my leather seat" is NOT acceptable.
The driver of the motor vehicle must also report the accident to a police station or to a police officer within 24 hours. Remember that a "runding luar" scenario will not absolve the driver from this obligation.
Can the vehicles involved be moved after the accident? If the accident causes loss of life or serous injury to persons or serious damage to property , then "no person shall, except with the authority of a police officer, move or otherwise interfere with any vehicle involved in the accident or any part of such vehicle or do any other act so as to destroy or alter any evidence of the accident". However the law allows for a vehicle or any part thereof may be moved so far as may be necessary to extricate persons or animals involved, prevent fire or prevent damage or obstruction to the public.
So there you go. If it is just a minor fender bender (langgar belakang), please move your car and don't block the road whilst waiting for the Police. We will still menyibok and stare but at least we can drive through eventually.
2 comments:
Another interesting follow-up to your exciting post (aptly-named: "An Accidental Driver" or was it a copycat of "An Accidental Tourist" movie title, Your Honour?:) would be the issue of Legal suits vs Insurance claims...
Who is the real ambulance chaser?! The 'legal-eagles' or the 'actuarial-vultures'?;) The ball is in your court, me Lord...:)
Yes, I don't know why we all are so 'kepoh' whenever there is an accident. Maybe Bruneians are caring people?
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