Page 845 - The Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989

REG. 29 MOTOR VEHICLES (DRIVING) REGULATIONS, 2017 817

(2) Minor accidents,—
(i) the driver or drivers, as the case may be, involved in the accident
shall alight from the vehicle and take pictures of the vehicles, the
occupants of the vehicles, any pedestrian or any other person or
vehicle, whether motor vehicle or otherwise, and the accident scene,
if possible;
(ii) the drivers shall pull the vehicles out of the road immediately so that
the vehicles are clear of on coming traffic;

(iii) the driver or drivers shall place reflective traffic warning triangles
near or around the vehicles to alert other drivers, and turn on hazard
warning lights;
(iv) the driver or the riders shall immediately call the police or ambulance
or nearest hospital if anyone has been hurt;
(v) the driver shall not leave the scene of an accident, even if it was a
minor accident, until everything has been resolved to everyone’s
satisfaction.
(3) Major accidents,—
(a) every person involved in the accident shall check himself and other
occupants of the vehicle or vehicles involved in the accident to see if
anyone has been injured;
(b) if someone has been hurt, medical assistance and police shall be called
immediately;
(c) once the condition of the driver and the passengers or riders has
stabilised, the persons involved in the accident shall try to take
pictures of the persons and vehicles involved in the accident,
including the registration plates of the vehicles and the accident scene;
(d) the driver or drivers involved in the accident shall move the vehicles
vehicle off to the side of the road, if possible, at the earliest;
(e) if it is not possible to move the vehicle or vehicles, the driver or drivers
involved in the accident shall remain in the area of the incident until
the police arrives unless the same is not possible due to injuries
sustained in the accident;
(f) the driver and the other occupants shall cooperate with the police
authorities in the investigation of the accident;
(g) if involved in an accident with another vehicle, the drivers shall
exchange the following information with that driver: name, address,
phone number, insurance company, policy number, driving licence
number and registration number of the vehicle.
(4) Interacting with the other driver,—
(i) once the initial shock wears off and it is apparent that no one has
been seriously hurt, tempers may flare and all persons involved in