Accident investigation methods

Investigation of accidents plays an important role in the law and the insurance procedure. Many of these surveys are carried out by the police at the scene. Professional insurance investigators rely on these reports draw conclusions about the causes of the accident and the determination of liability. Investigation of accidents occur in several steps to write the final report of the arrival on the scene. Call the ambulance HelpSummon and fire/rescue operations if it was not done. Make sure that all received SceneSecure the accident involved medical attention.Secure and retains the scene of the accident. Make sure that no no interference with the vehicle or the objects there. Keep all that is not directly involved in the clear accident at the scene of the accident, including witnesses and victims. All physical evidence in the photo, the skid marks and the vehicle resting your place.Interview WitnessesInterview witnesses. Take your name coordinated and comprehensive. Ask for a detailed description and prevent collusion with other witnesses, foreigners or persons involved accident.Note ConditionsNote signaling and the road and pavement design lighting conditions (if an accident of the night) and skiing, curves, street dirt or blind spots. Note the unusual conditions that may have contributed to the accident. This is potentially serious cyclists, stray animals, the poor condition of the streets, broken light or interference of pedestrians, etc. These hot indirect causes.Examine indicating DamageExamine damage and correspondence, exactly where vehicles or objects with contact collided. The angle of collision and diHaltung of separation can be used to determine the speed at impact. Skid marks can be equal toAccident by drawing the initial placement of displacement effects thing rest, instead of the electrification AccidentDiagram used purpose.Diagram all Lesvéhicules or relevant objects. Most accident investigators have pre-printed models for a graphical reconstruction of the circumstances of an accident.Final ReportCollect, photos, stories, notes and reconstructions of a final report assessing the direct and indirect cause of the accident.