Article 31. Behaviour in Case of Accident
1. Without prejudice to the provisions of domestic legislation concerning the obligation
to assist the injured, every driver or other road-user involved in a traffic accident
shall:
(a) Stop as soon as he can do so without causing an additional
danger to traffic;
(b) Endeavour to ensure traffic safety at the site of the accident
and, if a person has been killed or seriously injured in the accident, to prevent,
insofar as such action does not affect traffic safety, any change in conditions
at the site, including the disappearance of traces which might be useful for determining
responsibilities;
(c) If so requested by other persons involved in the accident,
identify himself to them;
(d) If a person has been injured or killed in the accident, notify
the police and remain on the scene of the accident or return to it and wait there
until the arrival of the police, unless he has been authorized by the police to
leave or has to assist the injured or to receive attention himself.
2. Contracting Parties or subdivisions thereof may, under their domestic legislation,
refrain from imposing the provision of paragraph 1 (d) of this Article in cases
where no serious injury has been caused and none of the persons involved requests
that the police should be notified.
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