19 Traffic accidents
Anyone who becomes
involved in a road accident, whether he or she is to blame or not, must
immediately stop and give all necessary assistance. Other persons in the
vicinity or who arrive at the accident scene are also obliged to give such
assistance as may be necessary.
Individuals who are
involved in a traffic accident are obliged to exchange their names and
addresses. The drivers of the vehicles must also exchange the names and
addresses of the persons who own the vehicles and the cars’ licence plate numbers.
Where a traffic
accident has caused death or serious injury, no traces of the accident should
be removed and nothing else which could be important in a subsequent
investigation into the accident should be altered unless strictly necessary
(e.g. in the interests of a victim’s health or safety) until the police arrive
at the scene. Those who were involved in the accident also have a duty to try
to prevent any such trace removal or alteration.
The Road Traffic Act can be found at Norwegian version
and English
translation.
