• if possible, exchange your name, address and property damage insurer's details with the drivers of all vehicles involved.
• seek appropriate medical advice.
• report the accident to your local police station as soon as possible ensuring you advise the police that you have suffered injury.
• keep records of all details including:-
  • names, addresses and contact numbers for all drivers, witnesses and the investigating Police Officers
  • registration numbers of all vehicles (including the State in which the vehicles are registered)
  • location of the accident
  • circumstances of the accident
  • the doctors you have seen and, if you have been admitted to a hospital for treatment for your injuries, the hospital Unit Record number
  • Vehicle Collision Report number from SAPOL
  • all relevant accounts and receipts
• contact a lawyer as soon as possible so that you may be informed of your legal rights and responsibilities.

The law relating to motor vehicle accidents varies from State to State.

If you were injured in another State, please contact our office by telephone for further advice.