1. You must ensure that everyone is safe.
Besure that you're not in the middle of the road, and aid anyone else who requires medical assistance. When there is an accident, the first priority is medical care.
2. You must do is to ensure that the police are called.
Now in Ontario's big cities, the police will occasionally tell you that they cannot arrive to the accident scene, but the truth is that if there is more than $2,000 worth of damage to the vehicles, which is usually the case, or if someone is injured, the police must come. So, if you have a headache, a sore neck, or feel like you hit your knee, call the police and tell them there are injuries, they will come. You may not feel the full severity of your injury at the scene, but if you're feeling something, there's a very good chance that an injury will emerge.
3. You should do at an accident site is to secure any witnesses who may have witnessed the collision.
Witnesses are extremely helpful later on when determining who was at responsibility for the accident. So, if there was a bystander who came to your help, ask them to put their name in your phone or SMS you. If you don't have a phone, maybe have a piece of paper and a pen, maybe they have a business card, but try your best to collect that person's name so that when you go to recount what occurred in the accident, you have their backing.
4. You should do at the scene of an accident is to take photos.
You are supposed to take photos before the cars are moved because you want to be able to illustrate where the vehicles came to stop, which will assist explaining how the accident occurred. You should also take photographs of the damage to your car and the other vehicle. If there are any signs on the road, attempt to photograph them as well as any debris on the road. I also recommend photographing the licence plate of the other car as well as the insurance details of the at-fault drivers.
5. We propose that you refrain from stating "I'm sorry" at the site of the accident.
You may feel deeply sad that an accident occurred, and it may be natural for you to want to apologise; but, you may be compassionate, sympathetic, and helpful without accepting blame for the disaster at the site.
So those are 5 Things to Do After a Car Accident in Kanata. I hope you don't get into one, but if you do, here's our advice.