If you’ve been involved in an accident in a public place, or a road traffic accident then the chances are that someone else saw your accident take place. An independent witness to your accident can greatly increase your chances of making a successful accident compensation claim. Below we’ve prepared a brief guide with information relating to accident witnesses, for people who have been involved in a non-fault accident that has been witnesses by others.
Contacting witnesses after an accident
Straight after an accident, you probably aren’t going to be thinking about taking down the details of any potential witnesses. If you have been left with any injuries, your first priority should always be to get medical attention. However there are times after an accident, particularly in the case of road traffic accidents, where one or more people who have witnessed the accident will approach you with a view to providing a witness account of the accident you have been involved in and they have just witnessed.
In these circumstances then it can be very beneficial to take down the contact details of these accident witnesses. The witnesses can then be contacted by your accident claims solicitor to provide evidence, in the form of a signed witness statement. A witness’s testimony is a very important piece of evidence and can greatly increase the likelihood that your claim will be successful. Having someone, who is unconnected to you, who agrees with your version of the events leading up to the accident will add a lot of weight to the other evidence in your claim.
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