What to do if you’re involved in an accident

If you are ever involved in an accident, try to stay as calm as possible and follow the steps below. The same applies to bicycle accidents. Please also inform the university.
　Whatever you do, don’t try to escape. Always take the appropriate action.

• ●Make preserving life your top priority
  　If the accident has resulted in injury, be sure to call an ambulance using the number 119. If you can’t make the call yourself, ask the people around you to do it in a loud voice. If you run away leaving an injured person unattended, your crime will be even more serious.
• ●Protect injured persons
  　Move any injured people to a safe place immediately. Also move the vehicles involved in the accident to prevent other vehicles colliding with them. There’s also a risk of fire, so be sure to turn off the engines.
• ●Contact the police
  　Make sure to report the circumstances of the accident by dialing 110. It is important to confirm and record the circumstances of the accident, the license numbers of any other vehicles involved, and the contact details of the other driver(s), which you can confirm by looking at their driver’s license or their vehicle’s inspection certificate.
• ●Call the university
  　Please be sure to report the circumstances etc. of the accident, regardless of the degree of seriousness, to the person who is in charge of your school.
• ●Get examined by a doctor
  　If you are involved in accident, be sure to get examined by a doctor. Pain and problems often only emerge a few days later.
• ●What to do if you are present at the scene of an accident
  　Please cooperate in reporting the accident and helping the victims. When witnessing a hit and run accident, record the car number or appearance of the car. If you smoke at the scene, the vehicles involved could catch fire, so make absolutely sure that you do not smoke.
  　Prefectural Traffic Accident Consultation Center: Tel 076-225-1690 (1F Ishikawa Prefectural Headquarters Building) Office hours: Every day (except Saturdays and Sundays, public holidays, year-end and New Year holidays) 9:00 to 17:00 Consultations are available free of charge.