If a driver is involved in an incident on the road, it is best to remain calm. This will ensure that they make the right decisions.

If necessary, the driver can contact someone. If drivers are nervous, they can ask someone to drive with them.

The driver should not hurry to return to the road while emotionally affected by an incident. Instead, the driver should take a defensive driving course, making the driver more confident, responsible, and safe.

Call the Police

Call the police if anyone is injured, if the total damage to all the vehicles involved appears to be more than $2,000, or if you suspect that any of the other drivers involved are guilty of a Criminal Code offence (such as driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol). Do not try to move anyone injured in the accident — you may aggravate their injuries.

Insurance Company

Call your insurance company as soon as possible after the accident. Inform them what happened and ask for the next steps.

Collision Reporting Center

If no one is injured and total damage to all the vehicles involved appears to be less than $2,000, call a Collision Reporting Centre within 24 hours. These centres are police facilities created to assist motorists in reporting accidents. Take a defensive driving course – this will make the driver more confident, responsible, and safe. The driver should not hurry to return to the road while emotionally affected by an incident.

Contact family: inform them that you were in a car accident and sustained injuries.