What should I do if I am injured in a road traffic collision in Northern Ireland?

Seek appropriate medical attention, report the collision where required, preserve evidence and notify your insurer. Injury claims can involve separate legal and medical issues from the vehicle-damage claim.

In relation to “What should I do if I am injured in a road traffic collision in Northern Ireland?”, when something happens in live traffic, do not trade personal safety for a photograph or damaged part; gather evidence only from a safe position.

For “What should I do if I am injured in a road traffic collision in Northern Ireland?”, health comes before the vehicle claim. Record symptoms and treatment accurately rather than trying to judge injury severity at the roadside.

For “What should I do if I am injured in a road traffic collision in Northern Ireland?”, for Northern Ireland, the key is to use the authority or contract that actually controls this issue. The sources attached to this answer include PSNI - Road Traffic Collision, nidirect - Motor insurance explained, and GOV.UK - Vehicle insurance. Those sources should take priority over forum posts or guidance written for a different jurisdiction, particularly where a deadline, offence, fee, finance right or policy condition is involved.

Practical next step for “What should I do if I am injured in a road traffic collision in Northern Ireland?”: make a short incident note while details are fresh — time, exact location, registrations, people involved, witnesses and photographs or original video. If police, insurer, road authority or recovery operator is involved, keep each reference number with that note.