A Guide on What to Do After an Accident.

Accidents are very unpredictable with the probability of one happening every time you enter into your car. You may not have the ability of controlling a road accident but you have control over what happens right after the accident. Here is a guide on what to do after an accident.
If you are still conscious and of sound mind after an accident, the first thing you need to do is prevent the scenario from escalating and causing further fatalities. If the damage caused by the impact is not severe, you ought to take a safety step and move the car to the side of the road and switch on the hazard signal lights. Fleeing from the scene of accident is a hit and run criminal offense punishable by law.
You also need to check if for injuries you may have sustained and also those sustained by your passenger and also the occupant of the other car. The best response to injuries is instant contact to emergency services so as to save lives and also to alleviate chances of traffic jams if the cars involved are blocking the road.
Calling the police to the scene of the accident is a wise step you need to take. The main advantage of calling the police for them to file a legal record of the accident is that your insurance company may need the document once you make a claim with them. If the other party involved in the accident makes a claim against your, the police report can come in handy in exonerating you. If the other driver flees the scene, you suspect that the driver is under the influence, if you think the other driver caused the accident or suspect the other party lacks an insurance cover call the police immediately.
Talking to the other party involved in the accident and ascertaining if they are okay is a very good gesture. As you talk to the other party, try not to apologize and seek their personal information as apologizing may make you look guilty of causing the accident. Details of the accident should only be presented to the police officers recording reports in the accident. After taking the other parties insurance details take a step of comparing the details in them with the cars specific color and registration details. Photographic evidence of the car damage and the area around the accident can come in handy if you are accused of being the cause of the accident and also take contacts from witnesses so that they can give their counts of the events.
Lastly, it is important that you contact the insurance company covering your car after first aid has been administered to you. Notifying your insurer is important so that they can commence processing your claim.