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What should I do after a traffic accident?

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Source: Legal Chart Compilation · 2024.02.24 · 5625 people have seen it
Guide: After a traffic accident occurs, you should accept the report → handle the case on the spot → determine the responsibility → decide the punishment → mediate the damage compensation → sue to the court. Traffic accidents happen from time to time. Once they happen, it is absolutely illegal to escape. No matter whether you are responsible or not, you should wait for the arrival of the police at the scene and handle them according to the procedures before leaving.

 What should I do after a traffic accident?

1、 Occurs traffic accident What should we do later?

After a traffic accident occurs, it should accept the report → handle the case on the spot → determine the responsibility → decide the punishment → mediate the damage compensation → bring a lawsuit to the court.

1. Accept the report

The public security and traffic management department shall, after receiving the report from or others have jurisdiction over Scope gives Filing a case

2. On site treatment

After accepting the case, the public security and traffic management department immediately sent personnel to the scene to rescue the injured and property, investigate the scene, and collect evidence

3. Responsibility determination

On the basis of finding out the facts of the traffic accident, the public security and traffic management department shall, according to the causal relationship between the violation of regulations and the traffic accident liabilities for traffic accident Make a determination.

4. Adjudication and punishment

The public security and traffic management department shall, in accordance with relevant regulations warning , fine, suspension, revocation or punishment.

5. Mediation of damages

In accordance with relevant regulations and Compensation standard According to the corresponding compensation proportion divided by the accident responsibility, the public security and traffic management department shall convene both parties to mediate. Both parties agree to reach an agreement, and the accident mediation personnel shall prepare and issue a mediation statement for damages.

6. Bring a lawsuit to the court

If the mediation of both parties fails within the statutory time limit, the public security and traffic management department shall terminate the mediation and issue a mediation termination statement, and both parties shall file a civil lawsuit to the court litigation

2、 What should be paid attention to after a traffic accident

1. Don't sign the traffic accident compensation agreement casually. After a traffic accident occurs, some parties don't understand the case hearing procedure and worry about Litigate It's troublesome and takes a long time. In order to appease people, we signed a compensation agreement with the party who caused the accident. lawyer Based on years of experience in handling cases, we remind you that if you do not understand the compensation procedure of the case and sign an agreement hastily, your rights and interests will be seriously violated, so that the amount of compensation will be low and you can't claim it later. Our lawyer team is specialized in handling traffic accidents and will win satisfactory compensation for you in a short time;

2. Timely treatment should be provided after an accident. After a traffic accident, especially after the victim is sent to the hospital, the perpetrator is unwilling to pay Medical expenses The family members of the victim delayed treatment to wait for the perpetrator to pay the medical fee for further treatment. In this case, we suggest that the family members receive timely treatment, pay medical expenses in advance, and take legal measures to safeguard their legitimate rights and interests;

3. In case of a traffic accident, the information of the other party (including driver's license, driver's license Compulsory traffic insurance )For vehicles from other places Property preservation Measures to ensure that the right capacity is claimed and the judgment can be fulfilled;

4. Do not hand over any originals to the other party in the process of claims settlement. In the process of negotiation with the other party after the accident, especially when the other party wants to settle a claim with the insurance company, do not hand over the original of the relevant medical certificate, the film taken by the hospital during the diagnosis, and the confirmation letter of the traffic police department to the other party. In our agent In the process of the case, such things happened many times. After all the evidence of the victim was given to the insurance company by the party who caused the accident, the insurance company refused to compensate or the amount of compensation obviously did not comply with the law, and the insurance company refused to return the relevant evidence. If there is no evidence or incomplete evidence in the hands of the victim, it will cause major obstacles to prosecution, or even fail to file a case;

5. Do not entrust Disability appraisal Do not entrust the person with fracture or serious injury Disability appraisal institution Conduct identification. If necessary, please contact our lawyer team. We have good Judicial expertise The cooperation unit will meet your greatest needs;

6. Before discharge Entrusted lawyer When the victims of traffic accidents are treated in the hospital, they can properly understand the relevant issues of traffic accident compensation and prepare evidence materials in advance. If you decide to hire a lawyer, you'd better establish contact with the lawyer before leaving the hospital and go through discharge procedures under the guidance of the lawyer. If there is a problem with discharge procedures, the compensation in the later stage will be much less, including medical expenses and work delay fees, Nursing expenses , nutrition fees, etc.

In the event of a traffic accident, if someone is injured, you need to get off the bus first to care for the subject who has been injured because of the accident, and if you choose to escape after the accident, even if you choose to escape in the future because you have not been treated by the hospital in time surrender oneself However, those who have caused serious harm to the life rights of the other party at this time will still be subject to criminal punishment.

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