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9 Steps to Dealing with an Accident
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1. Never leave the scene of an accident, if you’re involved in a car accident. If you leave the scene of an accident without properly exchanging information between the other party, you could be charged with a crime.
   
2. If there are witnesses make sure you get a witness to confirm your story. Make sure you have witnesses to confirm your story especially if the other person has run a red light. If the other party is at fault, but has a way to misrepresent the facts, it’ll be your word against his. Even using your passenger’s as witnesses help but are not as credible as having a third party that neither one of you know become a witness for you.

3. Take pictures of the scene of the accident, if you have a camera. This helps so the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia can have an accurate representation of how the accident occurred, this will also help solidify your statements when presenting to the ICBC claim adjusters, as they’ll have a clearer understanding of how the accident took place.

4. If you’re injured see a doctor as soon as possible, you’ll want your doctor to write up a report and do a thorough checkup to see if there are other injuries that you may not be aware of. If you’ll miss work make sure you keep a copy of the doctor’s notes. Keep all your prescription receipts. Speak with your doctor to see if you require a physiotherapy program, usually this will be covered by your insurance.

5. Sometimes you won’t feel any pain or discomfort from the accident until a day after the accident; many people don’t notice any pains or discomforts from the initial accident because they could be in shock with extra adrenaline rushing through their body, masking the pain. The pain can show up later. If you notice the pain appearing a few days after the accident, report it to your doctor and contact ICBC.

6. Recovery from an injury can sometimes take longer then people expect, so be patient. Depending on the severity of the accident some accidents can take years to heal, others linger for a long time. ICBC generally allows a case to go on for 2 years before they require a settlement.

7. Contact your witness to get a written statement. If you had witnesses confirm your statements, contact them to get a written statement or have your lawyer contact your witness for you.

8. Remember write down everything. We often forget what gets said, its best to record or write everything down while its still fresh in your head.

9. Sometimes dealing with a large corporation like ICBC can be difficult, we offer a free a consultation, contact us at 604-688-2468.

Personal Injury Lawyer Vancouver

9 Steps to Dealing with an Accident
For a FREE consultation
Call (604) 688-2468

Visit our website at: http://www.martzpersonalinjurylaw.ca/ for more information

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