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.