If you are involved in a road accident in which there are injured persons, are you obliged to leave the tram at the scene of the incident?
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Correct answer
YES
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 obliged to leave the tram at the scene - the answer is YES.
When someone is injured in an accident, the driver must not do anything that could make it harder to establish how the accident happened. The position of the tram and the car is important evidence for the police, so the tram stays where it is. The tram driver secures the scene of the accident, gives help to the injured, calls the ambulance service and the police, and informs the dispatcher. You do not move the tram, and if the safety of the rescuers requires it, you lower the pantograph on the instruction of the services or the dispatcher.
Legal basis: Art. 44 para. 2 point 2-3 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)