What can you not do when involved in an accident in which there are casualties?

Description

Art. 44 para. 2 pt. 2 of the Act of 20 June 1997 - The Road Traffic Act (Journal of Laws of 2012, item 1137, as amended).

Explanation

Correct answer: Move the vehicle to the hard shoulder.

In the event of an accident in which someone is killed or injured, it is absolutely forbidden to move the vehicles or disturb traces of the incident. This stems from Art. 44 para. 2 of the Road Traffic Act. The position of the vehicles and all traces are crucial evidence for the Police and the prosecutor to establish the causes and course of the accident.

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