1. ROAD ACCIDENTWhat Must I do? - LEGAL UNIT UTMSPACE -

2. (A) WHEN ACCIDENT HAPPENS.. DO NOT PICK A FIGHT DO NOT PICK A FIGHT 3. (B) AT THE ACCIDENT SITETAKE DOWN THE PARTICULARS OF THE VEHICLESINVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT.REGISTRATION NUMBERYEAR /MODELCOLOURTAKE DOWN THE PARTICULARS OF THEDRIVER/ PASSENGERS/ WITNESSNAMEADDRESSI/C NUMBERDRIVING LICENCE NUMBERTELEPHONE NUMBER(WORK/HOME) 4. KEEP THE NEGATIVES IN A SAFEPLACE FOR EVIDENCE.PHOTOGRAPHS WITHOUT THEIR NEGATIVES MAY NOT BEADMISSABLE AS EVIDENCE INCOURT. 5. (C) AT THE POLICE STATIONMAKE A POLICE REPORT WITHIN 24MAKE A POLICE REPORT WITHIN 24HOURS OF THE ACCIDENT.HOURS OF THE ACCIDENT.[IF YOU ARE INJURED, SEEK MEDICAL AID AND [IF YOU ARE INJURED, SEEK MEDICAL AID ANDTHEN YOU CAN MAKE A REPORT AT THE POLICE THEN YOU CAN MAKE A REPORT AT THE POLICEBEAT BASE IN THE HOSPITAL. EXPLAIN HOW THE BEAT BASE IN THE HOSPITAL. EXPLAIN HOW THEACCIDENT HAPPENED IN YOUR REPORT.] ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN YOUR REPORT.]YOU CAN WRITE OUT THE REPORT INYOU CAN WRITE OUT THE REPORT INBAHASA MALAYSIA.BAHASA MALAYSIA.[IF YOU CANNOT WRITE IN BAHASA MALAYSIA, [IF YOU CANNOT WRITE IN BAHASA MALAYSIA,YOU CAN EXPLAIN TO THE POLICE OFFICER ON YOU CAN EXPLAIN TO THE POLICE OFFICER ONDUTY WHO WILL WRITE IT DOWN FOR YOU.] DUTY WHO WILL WRITE IT DOWN FOR YOU.]SIGN AT THE BOTTOM OF THESIGN AT THE BOTTOM OF THEREPORT. ALWAYS ASK A CERTIFIEDREPORT. ALWAYS ASK A CERTIFIEDCOPY OF THE REPORT FOR RECORD.COPY OF THE REPORT FOR RECORD. 6. (D) DEALING WITH THE DAMAGE IF YOU AREIF YOU ARE INJURED,INJURED, GET MEDICALGET MEDICAL ATTENTIONATTENTION ARRANGE FOR ARRANGE FOR IMMEDIATELY.IMMEDIATELY. YOUR VEHICLE TO YOUR VEHICLE TO GET A MEDICALGET A MEDICAL BE TOWED TO AN BE TOWED TO ANREPORT AND IFREPORT AND IF AUTHORISED AUTHORISEDPOSSIBLE, COPIESPOSSIBLE, COPIES WORKSHOP. WORKSHOP. OF MEDICAL REPORT.OF MEDICAL REPORT. HERE THE DAMAGEHERE THE DAMAGE TO YOUR VEHICLETO YOUR VEHICLE WILL BE ASSESSEDWILL BE ASSESSED BY ASSESSORSBY ASSESSORS FROM THEFROM THE INSURANCEINSURANCE COMPANY.COMPANY. 7. (E) KEEPING RECORDS 8. (F) CLAIMING FOR DAMAGE TO YOUR CAR EXAMINE YOUR INSURANCE POLICY. CLAIM FROMNOTE THE EXCESS CLAUSE IN THEYOUR OWN POLICY. INSURANCE In order to claim from your own insurance company, claim must exceed the excess clause. Always remember that when you claim from your insurance company, you will lose your no-claim bonus.CLAIM FROM THEOTHER PARTYSIf you decide to do so, IT IS PREFERABLEINSURANCE COMPANYTO ENGAGE A LAWYER. 9. (G) ENGAGING A LAWYER YOUR LAWYER WILLYOUR LAWYER WILL ASK YOU TO SIGN AASK YOU TO SIGN A *WARRANT TO ACT.*WARRANT TO ACT. WHATIS WARRANTWHAT IS WARRANT TO ACT? TO ACT? A DOCUMENTA DOCUMENT APPOINTING HIM/HERAPPOINTING HIM/HER AS YOUR LAWYERAS YOUR LAWYER AND AUTHORIZINGAND AUTHORIZING THE LAWYER TO ACTTHE LAWYER TO ACT ON YOUR BEHALF.ON YOUR BEHALF. 10. (H) WHAT YOUR LAWYER (H) WHAT YOUR LAWYER WILL DO? WILL DO?OBTAIN RELEVANT DOCUMENTS ON THE OBTAIN RELEVANT DOCUMENTS ON THEACCIDENT, EXAMINE ALL THE DOCUMENTS, ACCIDENT, EXAMINE ALL THE DOCUMENTS,CONSIDER THE EVIDENCE, EXPLAIN TO YOU CONSIDER THE EVIDENCE, EXPLAIN TO YOUTHE TYPES AND THE QUANTUM THAT YOU MAY THE TYPES AND THE QUANTUM THAT YOU MAYOBTAIN, START MAKE A CORRESPONDENCE WITH OBTAIN, START MAKE A CORRESPONDENCE WITHTHE INSURANCE COMPANY FOR THE COMPENSATION. THE INSURANCE COMPANY FOR THE COMPENSATION.IF NO ADEQUATE COMPENSATION CAN BE IF NO ADEQUATE COMPENSATION CAN BEOBTAINED,THE LAWYER WILL FILE A CIVIL OBTAINED,THE LAWYER WILL FILE A CIVILSUIT, PREPARE THE DOCUMENTS AND SUIT, PREPARE THE DOCUMENTS ANDGET READY FOR TRIAL. GET READY FOR TRIAL.EVEN AT THIS STAGE, PARTIES ARE FREEEVEN AT THIS STAGE, PARTIES ARE FREETO ARRIVE AT A SETTLEMENT.TO ARRIVE AT A SETTLEMENT. 11. (I) WHAT CAN YOU CLAIM?SPECIAL DAMAGES Claims for specific/ monetary expenses incurred by the claimant as a result of the accident (transport, repairs to vehicles, hiring another vehicle, medical expenses.)GENERAL DAMAGESCompensations for pain and suffering as a result of injuries caused to a person. 12. YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO CHOOSE YOUROWN LAWYER. DO NOT BE FORCEDINTO CHOOSING A LAWYER BYTOUTS.DO NOT BE INFLUENCED BY PEOPLEWHO PESTER YOU TO ACCEPT THESERVICES OF LAWYERS WHOMTHEY REPRESENT.AVOID ANY DUAL REPRESENTATIONSOF LAWYERS.