The Niagara Regional Police Service has three Collision Reporting Centres within the Niagara Area
NEWS RELEASE
NIAGARA REGIONAL POLICE SERVICE
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On Jan. 1, 2025, among the standards for reporting a collision in Ontario modified to permit extra entry to Collision Reporting Centres (CRC). The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) has three Collision Reporting Centres within the Niagara Area (St. Catharines / Niagara Falls / Welland).
Reporting standards to make use of a CRC embrace:
- Property injury as much as $5,000.
- No fatalities, or the place solely minor accidents are sustained (together with however not restricted to sore neck/again, concussions, minor scrapes or related).
- No felony exercise, akin to impaired driving, stolen automobile or harmful driving is suspected.
- Any automobile (besides an emergency automobile) together with industrial automobiles (besides a harmful items hauler).
- Not a authorities federal or provincial automobile. Municipal automobiles the place there are solely minor accidents (see above) are to report back to the CRC. This contains, however isn’t restricted to, buses, plows, vans and so forth.
- No injury to personal property and/or freeway. If there’s injury to personal property and/or freeway, an officer will attend, present an incident quantity, after which seek advice from the CRC.
- All “Fail to Stay” or “Fail to Report” incidents. If the complainant has legitimate suspect data an officer will turn out to be concerned to have the opposite occasion report in.
Drivers concerned in a collision that match the standards for utilizing a CRC ought to report inside 48hrs. Beneath the Freeway Site visitors Act of Ontario individuals concerned in collision are required to share contact data and insurance coverage particulars earlier than leaving the scene. The usage of a personnel cellphone digital camera could make the gathering of the small print simpler and sooner. Take into account taking footage of the concerned automobile and the licence plate, driver, and insurance coverage particulars.
Additional technological advances now imply you can begin your report from your personal system or at residence and end the report on the CRC. For extra details about the CRC in Niagara CLICK HERE.
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