Immediately After the Accident Stay safe. Assess the situation for your immediate safety. Stay in your car if there is a risk of injury or if moving might put you at risk of further injury. Move to a safe location if your car is creating a safety hazard or obstructing traffic. Do not leave the scene of the accident! Determine if there are any injuries. Call 911 immediately to report the accident and get help to the scene, if needed. Follow any instructions the police give you

Last year, there were 129,395 car crashes in Pennsylvania. 1,188 people died and 82,971 people injured because of the crash. The 2016 total of auto crashes is the thirteenth lowest total since 1950 when 113,748 crashes were reported. The 2016 fatality rate of 1.18 fatalities per hundred million vehicle-miles of travel* was the second lowest ever recorded in Pennsylvania since the department started keeping records of this in 1935. 2016 Briefs On Average in Pennsylvania: - Eac