If you have damaged your car in a traffic accident, you are probably wondering if and in which cases it is possible to fix the car and return it to its original condition. Don’t worry, today’s advanced technology also solves severe car accidents with great success provided that the intervention is performed as soon as possible, especially if the damage is more serious, so that corrosion does not occur quickly.
Auto body shop Saskatoon professionals use in their work hydraulic cranes, metal heat cutters, hand tools, pneumatic hammers, and many other tools needed for quality processing and repair of sheet metal on your vehicle.
Our car mechanics know every type of body, all materials for making the body, all types of sheets and their characteristics, methods of processing, and working with sheet metal and are familiar with the drive devices and motors, controls, reading sketches, gauges and technical instructions. Our team of professionals is determined to do their job professionally so that clients get the best service they have paid for.
Steps to take after a car accident
First of all, the participant in the traffic accident and every participant in the traffic who is on the spot is obliged to protect himself and prevent new suffering. Thus, he may be able to help others who were injured in a car accident and provide their effective rescue.
Without exception, immediately after a traffic accident, the scene must always be secured by placing a safety triangle at a safe distance from the scene of the accident, which means at least 50m on the road outside the settlement, and on the road in the settlement at a distance of 10m. This way, the oncoming driver will be able to react on time, stop the vehicle, and avoid danger. On a highway with a higher speed limit, the safety triangle should be placed at an even greater distance from the road outside the settlement. For safety reasons, the installation of the safety triangle must be performed with great care, moving along the edge of the road.
As part of the legal obligation, the driver, i.e. another participant in the traffic accident is obliged to warn all other persons present who happened to be at the scene of the accident, that it is necessary to move away from the road to preserve traces for the traffic police.
Failure to comply with this obligation, i.e. failure to mark the person at the scene of a traffic accident, can often cause subsequent, secondary traffic accidents.
When the site is secured and thus the occurrence of new suffering is eventually prevented, an efficient rescue of the victims can be approached. It is necessary to know that the injured person must not be moved and transported without the professional supervision of the present doctor, equipment, and ambulance, to avoid more serious injuries and complications.
The driver, i.e. the other participant in the traffic accident is obliged to inform the police (911). He is obliged to stay at the scene of the accident until the arrival of the police and the end of the investigation. Exceptionally, he can move away from the scene of the accident, only if he needs urgent medical help, or he estimates that it is possible and necessary to transport the injured person to the nearest medical institution, with the obligation to return to the scene of the accident as soon as possible.
It is also an obligation to help the injured. It is good to know and remember in detail all the rules of first aid in case of a traffic accident. In addition to the participants in the traffic accident, other persons have the obligation to help the victims when they come to the scene of the traffic accident following the conditions and possibilities and to prevent the increase of existing or new consequences. There are many situations in which the participants in the traffic accident themselves are not able or able to secure the scene or provide assistance.
Gather information
Establishing the facts that describe the sequence of events that occurred before, during, and after the accident are the main purpose of gathering information.
Write down as many details as possible including date, time, and weather conditions on the road, the position of your and the other car after the accident, place of impact, the other driver’s contact information, his license, and plate number as well as the type of car and the year of manufacture, as well as the names and addresses of any passengers in the other car and other potential witnesses, if any. Taking photos is the best way to document information including outside and inside damages of the vehicles, the location of debris, and the positions of the vehicles involved in the accident.
Report your accident to SGI
You can report your accident to SGI (Saskatchewan Government Insurance) via SGI claims
tool-free or you can report your claim online after you will get up the appointment and have your damage assessed and vehicle appraised.
Damage assessment is the process of recording the vehicle and listing the damage to your vehicle by a certified assessor of the insurance company in which you reported the damage.
If your vehicle is repairable, you will receive a printout outlining the cost of repairs. You can perform the repair in one of the services with which the insurance company has a contract and you can go to your service, which will repair the car at a reasonable price.
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