A road traffic collision

What to do if you are involved in, or stop to give assistance after a road traffic incident?

• Use your hazard warning lights to warn other traffic.
• Ask drivers to switch off their engines and stop smoking.
• Arrange for the emergency services to be called immediately with full details of the accident location, any casualties and if they are trapped (on a motorway, use an emergency telephone situated on the hard shoulder as these provide an exact location for emergency services. If you use a mobile phone, first make sure you have identified your location from the marker posts on the side of the hard shoulder).
• Move uninjured people away from the vehicles to safety - on a motorway this should, if possible, be well away from the traffic, the hard shoulder and the central reservation.
• Do not move injured people from their vehicles unless they are in immediate danger from fire or explosion.
• Do not remove a motorcyclist's helmet unless it is essential to do so.
• Be prepared to give first aid.
• Stay at the scene until emergency services arrive.