A Traffic Accident Report must be lodged if the accident involves the following:
a. Fatality;
b. Damage to government property;
c. Foreign vehicle;
d. Pedestrian or cyclist;
e. Hit-and-run case; or
f. Injuries where
· at least one person involved in the accident was taken to hospital from the accident scene by an ambulance; or
· the injured party was conveyed to hospital using other means of transport but subsequently hospitalised or given outpatient medical leave for 3 days or more; or
· no party was conveyed from the scene to hospital, but at least one of the party involved subsequently required hospitalisation or obtained outpatient medical leave for 3 days or more.


A Police report is not required if the traffic accident did not involve any of the above criteria, did not result in any injury or where a person who suffered minor injuries as a result of the accident was subsequently treated as an outpatient and given less than 3 days of medical leave. In such instances, the parties involved should exchange particulars and report the matter to their respective insurance company, in accordance with the Motor Claims Framework (MCF). Click here for the full MCF guide.

This information is sourced from SPF-STAGING