As a vehicle driver involved in a road accident, in which a person got killed, are you obliged to remain at the scene of the accident?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
The photo shows the scene of an accident: an overturned trailer loaded with wood is blocking the road, and a damaged car is in the ditch on the left. As a driver involved in an accident in which a person has been killed, you are obliged to stay at the scene. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act states that if someone is killed or injured in an accident, the driver is obliged to give the necessary help to the victims, call the emergency medical service and the Police, not take any action that could make it harder to establish how the accident happened, and stay at the scene, and if he has left to call for help - return immediately. A scene where someone has been killed is examined by the Police and a prosecutor, so you do not move anything; you secure the scene, help the other casualties and wait.
Legal basis: Art. 44 para. 2 point 1-3 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); Art. 178 of the Criminal Code