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Checklist: What To Do If You Are In An Automobile Or Trucking Accident
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1. ___ Call 911 and give them as much information as possible. If anyone is injured, ask for an ambulance immediately. If there is a fire, also ask for a fire truck.
2. ___ Take steps to make sure that no one is in immediate danger of being injured further by other cars. If you are stuck in the middle of traffic and can get to the side of the road without risk of further significant injury, then do so.
3. Get the names and phone numbers of:
a. ___ Any and all witnesses (including passengers, pedestrians, drivers, other car drivers who may have stopped to offer help).b. ___ the drivers and passengers involved;
c. ___ the ambulance personnel;
d. ___ all drivers license numbers;
e. ___ car tag numbers;
f. ___ make and model and year of each automobile;
g. ___ copy the insurance information on each person’s card;
h. ___ police officers at the scene and their cards;
4. ___ If there were emergency medical professionals at the accident, you should write down what the medical professionals said about each person’s injuries. Also write what you observed about each person’s injuries.
5. ___ Write down the weather conditions, time of day, and any excited statements made by anyone at the scene relevant to whose fault it was and injuries.
6. ___ Make a list of all damages to your vehicle and the other vehicles.
7. ___ Later on, take pictures of all of your injuries and your automobile. Do this even if you need to send someone to the salvage yard.
8. ___ Get a copy of the police report.
9. ___ Keep all of your medical bills that were caused by the accident in a file.
10. ___ Get a copy of all of your medical records from the doctors and hospitals which examined you.
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