write a newspaper report on " An accident on the motorway"
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Explanation:
If you have an accident on the motorway
If you can, switch on your hazard warning lights to warn other drivers. Don’t try and leave the motorway as someone involved may be injured and your car may not be safe to drive.¹
If there are any injuries, call the emergency services straight away, or try and ask someone else to. The best way to do this is via a motorway SOS phone, as the operator will know your exact location.²
This is what an emergency telephone looks like:
Phone emergency motorway
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Anyone who is not injured should try to move away from their vehicle to a safe place, ideally away from the road and hard shoulder.³ However, do not put yourself or other drivers in any danger.
Don’t leave the scene until
The emergency services have arrived (if they were called)
You and any other drivers involved have exchanged the following details: name, phone number, address, insurance company and vehicle details
You have the details of any witnesses
You are sure the car is safe to drive. Bear in mind there might be damage to your car that’s not immediately obvious
If your car is not safe to drive, we would suggest you arrange for your car to be recovered. If you’re insured with insurethebox and we haven’t called you already, call us on 0333 103 0030 from a safe place and we’ll talk you through the steps.
Please read our ‘What to do if you have an accident’ guide for general accident advice.
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If you witness an accident on the motorway
Do not slow down unnecessarily, such as if the incident is on the other side of the motorway.⁴
If you decide to stop to give assistance, the Highway Code recommends the following steps:
[symple_highlight color=”red”]First and foremost, do not put yourself in danger.[/symple_highlight]
Turn on your hazard warning lights to warn other vehicles
Try to use a motorway SOS phone, as this gives your exact location. If you can’t see one nearby, call 999 from your mobile.
Give the operator as much information as you can – how many vehicles were involved in the accident? Are any injuries likely, and if so how serious do you think they will be?
If you have called from your mobile, also give the following – what motorway are you on? Which was the last junction number you passed? Are you travelling northbound or southbound? What does the nearest marker post say?
Anyone who is not injured should, if it’s safe, move away from the road and hard shoulder.
If you can see someone is injured, only approach the scene of the accident if you are absolutely sure it’s safe to do so.
Don’t move injured people from their vehicle unless they are in immediate danger.
If you are first aid trained you may want to give assistance; if not, it sometimes helps just to offer reassurance to the injured party.
Stay at the scene until the emergency services arrive.
If the police don’t take a witness testimony from you but you think you have information that could be useful, just call 101 and explain what happened.
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Two men were injured on Ram Maruti Road yesterday when a motorist failed to see an oncoming car. Rakesh Sharma (34) didn’t notice the Maruti Zen car driven by Sumant Dasgupta (27) because he was distracted by a noisy wedding procession on the road. Both the men are residents of Vrindavan society and were immediately taken to Dr. Salvi’s Hospital at Ram Maruti Road, Thane. Eyewitnesses say that even though Dasgupta tried to avert the situation by applying breaks, it didn’t help. Though he has escaped with minor abrasions, Sharma had to bear the full brunt of the impact. He has a broken nose and an injured shin bone. Both the men are recuperating at the hospital.