61Duty of driver etc. of motor vehicle if accident occurs

61 Duty of driver etc. of motor vehicle if accident occurs

(1) If owing to the presence of a motor vehicle an accident occurs whereby any person is injured or any property (including any animal) is damaged or destroyed, the driver of the motor vehicle—

(a) must immediately stop the motor vehicle; and

(b) must immediately render such assistance as he or she can; and

S. 61(1)(c) amended by No. 8/2018 s. 9(1).

(c) must at the scene of the accident as soon as possible give his or her name and address and also the name and address of the owner of the motor vehicle and the identifying number of the motor vehicle and, in the case of an automated vehicle, state whether it was operating in automated mode at the time of the accident—

(i) to any person who has been injured or to the owner of any property which has been damaged or destroyed; or

(ii) to a person representing the injured person or the owner of the property; and

S. 61(1)(d) amended by Nos 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 147.19), 8/2018 s. 9(2).

(d) must at the scene of the accident as soon as possible give those names and addresses and the other information required under paragraph (c) to any police officer who is present; and

S. 61(1)(e) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 147.19).

(e) if any person is injured and no police officer is present at the scene of the accident, must as soon as possible report in person full particulars of the accident at the police station that is most accessible from the scene of the accident if that station is open and, if it is not open, at the next most accessible station; and

S. 61(1)(f) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 147.19).

(f) if any property is damaged or destroyed and neither the owner of the property nor any person representing the owner nor any police officer is present at the scene of the accident, must as soon as possible report in person full particulars of the accident at the police station that is most accessible from the scene of the accident if that station is open and, if it is not open, at the next most accessible station.

(2) If a motor vehicle which has been left standing on a highway moves of its own accord from the position in which it was left and is involved in an accident whereby any person is injured or any property (including any animal) is damaged or destroyed, the person who left the motor vehicle so standing must as soon as possible after becoming aware of the accident comply as far as the circumstances permit with the requirements of subsection (1).

S. 61(3) substituted by No. 24/2005 s. 5(1).

(a) as a result of an accident involving a motor vehicle a person is killed or suffers serious injury; and