If you're involved in a car accident in which there are injured persons, can you leave the scene of the accident once the ambulance service has been called?

Description

Art. 44 para. 2 pt. 3 of the Road Traffic Act (Journal of Laws of 2012, item 1137)

Explanation

Correct answer: No

No. In the event of a road accident in which there are injured people, a participant has an absolute duty to remain at the scene of the incident until the Police arrive. This is stated in Art. 44 para. 2 of the Road Traffic Act. Simply calling the emergency services does not relieve you of this obligation, and leaving the scene is treated as fleeing the scene of an accident and carries very serious legal consequences.

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