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Do not call traffic police for minor road accidents

Sat, Jan 31 2009 11:10 CET

bySvetlana Guineva

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Officers of the traffic police would stop responding to reports of minor car accidents, but they would arrive if there was a suspicion that the driver causing the accident was driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, the press centre of the Interior Ministry announced on its website on January 30 2009.

After a minor road collision that does not obstruct traffic, and where there are no injured drivers or passengers, the parties involved would fill out a detailed report. A blank form for the report will be distributed with Civil Responsibility insurances.

Traffic police needs to be called in cases of severe injuries or fatalities in the accident, when the collision blocks traffic, or in cases of substantial material damages, as well as if one of the involved vehicles has a foreign registration.

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