Involved in a Motor Vehicle Accident?

 

If you are involved in a Motor Vehicle Accident while on university business you need to complete an Automobile Accident Report form and send to fleet@mun.ca.

As well, your immediate supervisor should fill out an Accident/Incident Report form and forward it to Environmental Health and Safety, immediately following notification of the accident/incident.

What information should I collect?

There is some important information that should be collected at the scene of the accident as this can be very helpful in the case of an insurance claim:

  • Description of damages to vehicle(s)/property
  • Vehicle(s) information (year, make, model, license plate number)
  • Photos of the damaged vehicle(s)/property and accident scene
  • Names, phone numbers, addresses and email addresses of all
    • registered owner(s)
    • occupants of vehicle(s) involved in the accident
    • witnesses
  • Location of accident
  • Weather conditions at the time of accident
  • Brief description of known injuries
  • Time of day in which the accident took place
  • Company name, policy number and phone number for other insurance companies
  • If applicable; police department, police report number, phone number, officer name, badge number, ambulance company, fire department