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F R E I G H T T R A N S P O R T L T D ( F T L ) D R I V E R T R A I N I N G M A N U A L V E R S I O N 2
10 Company Road Traffic Accident Procedures

a. By law all drivers are under a duty to stop where an accident occurs on the road
involving motor vehicles and there is:

• personal injury
• damage to property
• injury to or death of certain animals (i.e. horses, cattle, sheep, pigs,
dogs, cats etc.), or

• damage to any property adjoining the road

b. If required to do so, you must give your name and address to any police Officer at the
scene, or any individual having reasonable grounds to request it.

c. All accidents MUST be reported immediately to your Manager by telephone as soon
as it is safe to do so.

d. If you do not give your details to anyone at the scene (for example if no one else is
present), or you do not discover there has been an accident until after the event, you
must fill out your relevant form and report it to your Manager.

e. A criminal offence is committed if you:

do not stop at the scene of an accident
do not report the matter to the police

f. Any accident involving personal injury must be reported to the police within 24 hours,
unless the police attended the scene.

g. Failure to stop and report accidents is an offence. Failure to do so could result in
prosecution by the police which could affect your driving licence.

h. For Insurance purposes and in case of any legal proceedings, whenever a company
vehicle is involved in an accident; the driver should take a note, using the relevant form
and including the following:

• time
• date
• location
• vehicle registration numbers
• make and model of third party vehicle
• weather and light conditions
• names and addresses of third parties involved or witnesses
• brief description of the accident
• any road signs or markings
• damage to vehicles or property
• tyre skid marks and debris

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