If you have a car accident in Australia, what should you do? Most readers probably don't know! In order to prevent similar incidents from reappearing among friends, today we would like to tell you what to do if you encounter a car accident. Key steps and processes to claim compensation? I hope it will help you. Collect this article in case of an emergency, just as the knowledge of health prevention and prevention is as important to healthy people as it is to healthy people.
In our work, we meet a lot of customers who have been hit by car accidents every day. We hope that friends can stay away from car accidents, traffic accidents and their accidental injuries.
In a number of cases, we found that a lot of customers because they did not deal with it in a timely manner or handled improperly, after the accident, they could not get the legal provisions of their reasonable compensation, which is lamentable.
1. Post-accident handling process
- In the event of an accident, an ambulance should be called immediately and the police should be asked to issue a report of the accident and the number of the incident, for example, dial 000
- If there is a car accident in Australia, especially in New South Wales, and you are injured, call 000 immediately and find an ambulance for first aid.
- Don't worry about costs. Mandatory third-party insurance states that whether or not you are responsible for an accident, the insurance company must pay up to $5000 for hospital treatment and missed work;
- Record information, if physical conditions permit, write down the other person's license number, name, address, contact number and driver's license number (take the opposite driver's license in time, reverse both sides + ask for the contact number). The more detailed the information record, the more detailed the information will be. The more favourable it is to the claim.
- The police should be informed of the following situations:
- The owner of the accident was affected by alcohol;
- Vehicles need to be towed away;
- The owner escapes before exchanging information, or determines that someone is injured and needs treatment.
According to experience, police on duty would be less willing to issue car accident reports under such circumstances. At this point, you can use your phone directly at the police station and call the above-mentioned police helpline, Police Assistance Line, to get them to talk directly to the on-duty police.
2. How to apply for legal compensation
Compensation criteria:
After handling the accident according to the above procedure, the insurance company will give the injured a maximum compensation of up to US $5000. For example:
- Delays, medical expenses, transportation expenses and a range of expenses and losses can be included in this $5000 compensation. However, the injured must fill in the accident notice form (Accident Notification Form), within 28 days and send it to your insurance company;
- This indemnity is unconditional, that is, whether you are responsible for the accident or not, you will receive the compensation;
- The information to be filled in the accident notification form includes the event number, your personal information, and details of the accident, Event Number, your employment information (if you need to reimburse for delays). In addition, a diagnostic doctor is required to fill out the Medical Certificate. in the form
If the accident is serious (if the economic loss is expected to be greater than $5000)
- If you are not responsible or partially responsible in a car accident, and if the accident has caused you a great deal of harm and impact, then you should fill out the accident injury compensation form (Motor Accident Personal Injury Claim Form), within six months A third-party compulsory insurance company sent to the vehicle causing the accident.
The amount of compensation may come from the following areas:
- Medical expenses;
- (B) the cost of care and care, even if family or friends take care of them free of charge, is compensable;
- The loss of migrant work caused by the pain, including the past and the future;
- If injury affects daily life, including mental loss.
The amount of compensation depends on a range of subjective and objective factors, such as a doctor's report, the limits of your pain tolerance, your stance and attitude in communicating with the insurance company, and whether you leave your original job during recovery. Your salary level, age. Since these non-objective factors will greatly affect the amount of compensation you receive, it is necessary to seek the help of a professional lawyer.
If you have any discomfort after the accident, you must go to see a docto
- Early treatment of pain;
- The doctor's report can be kept in check. Some customers hurt their neck after a car accident, but thought it was not serious and would fade in a few days. Three months after the pain still exists, it is determined that the injury must have been caused by a car accident, and may be permanent.
How to choose a lawyer, (Personal Injury Lawyers)?
Car accident compensation belongs to litigation, but more than 90% will be settled out of court. What is outstanding in this field is the Australian local law firm, which specialises in accident compensation. They have relatively comprehensive experience, relatively prominent language skills and communication skills. In fact, compensation is a tug-of-war with insurance companies, and any step is crucial to the amount of compensation.
(3) frequently asked questions on compensation for injuries caused by car accidents
Is it possible to get a claim as a passenger injured?
Being injured in a car accident as a passenger can be settled. Third-party insurance ensures that the insurance company has the responsibility to compensate you for accidental injury.
In the event of a car accident, it is only the driver who is responsible for the accident. Is it possible for the passengers to be compensated?.
Injury as a passenger in a car accident is compensable, regardless of whether the driver of the vehicle on board is responsible for the accident. Third-party insurance ensures that the insurance company has the responsibility to compensate you for accidental injury.
Doesn't it hurt if you don't see blood?
Most of the injured will think that no bleeding is not an injury, the idea is actually wrong. Car accidents are most likely to cause short-term invisible injuries to the cervical spine and spine, and may have a long-term impact on life.
If the driver is partly responsible for the accident, is it possible to obtain a claim?
Drivers who are not responsible for the accident, or partly responsible, may apply and receive a claim, but the amount of the claim will be reduced.
