What is the process for handling a vehicle accident?
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Handling a vehicle accident involves the following steps: 1. The traffic police accident reporting service number is 122, and the highway emergency rescue number is 12122; 2. When reporting, the traffic police will first ask some questions, such as whether there are any casualties, whether the vehicle can be moved, and whether any public facilities are damaged; 3. Traffic police, road administration, towing services, and medical personnel will arrive at the scene; 4. After setting up warning cones and taking photos for evidence, the traffic police and road administration will collect the driver's license and vehicle registration and inform you to go to the traffic police station for further processing; 5. The tow truck will remove the accident vehicle from the highway. At the traffic police station, you will need to provide your insurance policy and write a written statement detailing the time, location, nature, and cause of the accident; 6. After settling the road administration fees, bring the invoice to the traffic police to obtain the accident liability determination form and release form; 7. Present the release form at the parking lot, pay the required fees, and then you can retrieve your vehicle.
Once I rear-ended the car in front, I immediately turned on the hazard lights and placed the warning triangle 150 meters behind my car. Fortunately, no one was injured, but to be safe, I called 122 (traffic police) and 120 (emergency medical services). Before the police arrived, I took over twenty photos of the accident scene, including the rear bumper of the car in front, the skid marks on the road, the relative positions of both vehicles, and even the speed limit sign by the roadside. The other driver was a novice and seemed a bit panicked. When I took out my driver's license to exchange information with him, I made sure to photograph his insurance policy number. Later, I contacted my own insurance company and took the traffic police's accident liability determination to the 4S shop for damage assessment. The entire claims process went quite smoothly. The key is to gather enough evidence at the scene and not rush to move the vehicles.
