As a tram driver, regardless of whether you have been trained or not, are you obliged to provide necessary assistance to the victims of the accident?

The question is about the duties of a tram driver involved in a road accident. As a tram driver, regardless of whether you have been trained or not, you are obliged to give the necessary help to the victims of the accident - the answer is YES.

The Road Traffic Act requires a driver, if someone is killed or injured in an accident, to give the necessary help to the victims and to call the emergency medical service and the Police. This duty does not depend on training - everyone can call for help on 112, secure the scene, check breathing, put a casualty in the recovery position or press on a bleeding wound. The emergency number dispatcher can also guide you step by step. The Criminal Code provides for liability for failing to help a person in direct danger.

Legal basis: Art. 44 para. 2 point 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); Art. 162 § 1 of the Criminal Code