Responsibility of the person causing the road traffic accident
Mr. Nguyen Van Hoa, residing in Hung Nguyen district, asked: How are the responsibilities of the person causing the road traffic accident, the person involved and the person present at the scene of the road traffic accident regulated?
Reply:
The responsibilities of drivers of vehicles participating in road traffic causing road traffic accidents, related persons and persons present at the scene of road traffic accidents are stipulated in Article 80 of the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety 2024. Specifically as follows:
- Drivers of vehicles participating in road traffic causing road traffic accidents and persons involved in road traffic accidents are responsible for:
a) Immediately stop the vehicle, warn of danger, preserve the scene, assist the victim and notify the nearest police agency, medical facility or People's Committee;
b) Stay at the scene of a road traffic accident until the police arrive, except in cases where emergency treatment is required, the victim must be taken to the emergency room, or if life or health is considered threatened, but the person must immediately report to the nearest police agency or People's Committee;
c) Provide identification information about yourself, people involved in the road traffic accident and related information of the road traffic accident to the competent authority.
- People present at the scene of a road traffic accident are responsible for:
a) Provide timely assistance and treatment to victims;
b) Immediately notify the nearest police agency, medical examination and treatment facility or People's Committee;
c) Participate in protecting the scene;
d) Participate in protecting the victim's property;
d) Provide relevant information about the accident at the request of competent authorities.
- The persons specified in Clause 1 and Clause 2 of this Article may only use the means related to the road traffic accident to take the victim to the emergency room in cases where there is no other means available, but must determine the location of the means and the location of the victim at the scene, and must not change or lose any traces related to the road traffic accident. In case of death, the scene must be kept intact and the body must be covered.
- Drivers of other road vehicles passing through the scene of a road traffic accident are responsible for transporting injured persons to the emergency room. Priority vehicles and vehicles carrying persons enjoying diplomatic privileges and immunities are not required to comply with the provisions of this clause.