What we called people who rescue the people after an accident?
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total of 4,69,882 people have been injured in road accidents in 2013 and 1,37,423 people have died in motor vehicle collisions. Many of these lives could have been saved, if they had received timely help. But due to the apathy of society many people just passed by people as they lay in critical conditions.
This apathy is mostly due to people being scared of police and legal proceedings hence hesitating to get victims the help they require.
Save LIFE Foundation to help good samaritans and bystanders in such situations filed a petition in 2012 and during the hearing of this petition the Supreme Court instructed the Government of India to pass guidelines that would encourage bystanders to help victims of accidents.
The guidelines which were finally notified on 13th May 2015 by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways are as follows-
1. A Good Samaritan who takes an accident victim to a hospital will not be asked any questions and can leave immediately. He/she cannot be forced to stay unless they are an eyewitness in which case only their address can be noted.
2. A bystander for helping the accident victim could be rewarded by the State government so as to encourage others to come to the rescue of accident victims.
3. The Good Samaritan will NOT be held for any criminal or civil liability.
4. A bystander who calls the police or emergency service to the site of a road accident does not have to reveal his name or any other personal details on the phone or in person.
5. In the Medico Legal Forms which are provided by hospitals, it is optional for good Samaritans to submit their personal information.