If you are involved in a road accident in which there are injured persons, are you allowed to move away from the scene of the incident after calling the emergency services?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the photo we see the scene of an accident: a passenger car is standing on the tram tracks in front of a tram, and firefighters are working around it. When you are involved in a road accident in which people are injured, you are not allowed to leave the scene after calling the emergency services - the answer is NO.
If someone is injured in an accident, the driver must give the necessary help to the victims, call the ambulance service and the police, and stay at the scene of the accident. They may leave only when this is necessary to call for help, and they must come back without delay. So calling the services does not end your obligations - you wait for the police to arrive. The law provides for criminal liability for leaving injured people without help, and a court gives a more severe penalty to a person who caused an accident and fled the scene.
Legal basis: Art. 44 para. 2 point 1 and 3 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); Art. 162 § 1 and Art. 178 § 1 of the Criminal Code