Directive 2008/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

ANNEX IV ACCIDENT INFORMATION CONTAINED IN ACCIDENT REPORTS

Accident reports include the following elements:

1.

precise as possible location of the accident;

2.

pictures and/or diagrams of the accident site;

3.

date and hour of accident;

4.

information on the road such as area type, road type, junction type incl. signalling, number of lanes, markings, road surface, lighting and weather conditions, speed limit, roadside obstacles;

5.

accident severity, including number of fatalities and injured persons, if possible according to common criteria to be defined in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 13(3);

6.

characteristics of the persons involved such as age, sex, nationality, alcohol level, use of safety equipment or not;

7.

data on the vehicles involved (type, age, country, safety equipment if any, date of last periodical technical check according to applicable legislation);

8.

accident data such as accident type, collision type, vehicle and driver manoeuvre;

9.

whenever possible, information on the time elapsed between the time of the accident and the recording of the accident, or the arrival of the emergency services.