DUTY OF DRIVER TO STOP, REPORT ACCIDENT AND GIVE INFORMATION OR DOCUMENTS
1) This section applies in a case where, owing to the presence of a
mechanically propelled vehicle on a road, an accident occurs by which -
(a) personal injury is caused to a person other than the driver of that
mechanically propelled vehicle, or
(b) damage is caused -
(i) to a vehicle other than that
mechanically propelled vehicle or a trailer drawn by that mechanically
propelled vehicle, or
(ii) to an animal other than an animal in or on
that mechanically propelled vehicle or a trailer drawn by that mechanically
propelled vehicle, or
(iii) to any other property constructed on,
fixed to, growing in or otherwise forming part of the land on which
the road in question is situated or land adjacent to such land
(2) The driver of the mechanically propelled vehicle must stop and, if required to do so by any person having reasonable grounds for so requiring, give his name and address and also the name and address of the owner and the identification marks of the vehicle.
(3) If for any reason the driver of the mechanically propelled vehicle does not give his name and address under subsection (2) above, he must report the accident.
(4) A person who fails to comply with subsection (2) or (3) above is guilty of an offence.
(5) If, in a case where this section applies by virtue of subsection (1)(a)
above, the driver of a motor vehicle does not at the time of the accident
produce such a certificate of insurance or security, or other evidence, as is
mentioned.in section 165(2) of this Act -
(a) to a constable, or
(b) to some person who, having reasonable grounds for so doing, has
required him to produce it, the driver must report the accident and produce
such a certificate or other evidence. This subjection does not apply to the
driver of an invalid carriage.
(6) To comply with a duty under this section to report an accident or to
produce such a certificate of insurance or security, or other evidence, as is
mentioned in section 165(2)(a) of certificate of insurance or security, or other
evidence, as is mentioned in section 165(2)(a) of this Act, the driver -
(a) must do so at a police station or to a constable, and
(b) must do so as soon as is reasonably practicable and, in any case,
within twenty-four hours of the occurrence of the accident
(7) A person who fails to comply with a duty under section (5) above is guilty of an offence, but he shall not be convicted by reason only of a failure to produce a certificate or other evidence if, within seven days after the occurrence of the accident, the certificate or other evidence is produced at a police station that was specified by him at the time when the accident was reported.
(8) In this section "animal" means horse, cattle, ass, mule, sheep, pig, goat or dog.
[Road Traffic Act 1988, s 170 amended by the Road Traffic Act 1991, Sch 4].