Regulations Governing Road Traffic Accidents Article 9
Having been notified a traffic accident, the police authority shall undertake the following measures swiftly depending on the situation:1. Record the time of reporting of the case, verify the identity of the person reporting the case, the time and place of the accident, status of injury and death, rescue measures, and a summary description of the accident.2. Send personnel to the site of the accident swiftly to provide reporting contact related to the rescue, support and consultation.3. Inform the fire authority as soon as possible to escort the injured to the closest hospital or clinic for treatment. Inform family members.4. Put up clear signs at a proper distance from the site of the accident to warn vehicles passing by. Put up warning objects in the vicinity to secure the site.5. Exercise proper control to alleviate traffic congestion on the road. Exercise control to prevent the public from stopping and watching the accident, except relevant personnel participating in the rescue. Block the traffic if necessary.6. When the site of the accident needs to be changed, the status of the people, vehicles and objects shall be drawn up and video recorded before relocation.7. After site inspection and evidence collection, move the corpses to a proper location and covered them. Notify family members and a prosecutor for inspection.8. Work with relevant personnel on site to collect luggage and properties of the injured or the deceased. Seal and keep them in temporary custody, followed by a notice to the family members to retrieve.9. If no inspection, expert examination or verification on any vehicles involved in the accident is required, vehicles shall be handled by the driver or the owner. If the driver or the owner does not or cannot relocate the vehicle immediately, causing traffic obstruction, the police authority may relocate the vehicle. To relocate a mass rapid transit system vehicle, a notice may be given to the operating authority.Upon discovery of any person that may suffer from physical or mental disability on the location of the accident, the police authority shall give immediate notice to the local social administration authority for assistance.In handling a traffic accident involving any vehicle transporting hazardous object, the police authority shall first ascertain the type of hazardous object and exercise proper control on site. An immediate notice shall be given to the competent authority of the relevant industry, the operator and the fire authority as soon as possible for further handling on site.Upon occurrence of a major traffic accident, the police authority handling the accident shall swiftly report to the National Police Agency of the Ministry of the Interior, the Taiwan Transportation Safety Board (the “TTSB”), the Traffic Safety Committee of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, and the local motor vehicle authority, and provide necessary assistance to on-site investigators of the TTSB.
中文原文 道路交通事故處理辦法（920924訂定）第9條
警察機關獲知道路交通事故，應視情況迅為下列處置：
一、記錄報案時間、詢明報案人身分、事故時地、傷亡狀況、有無採取救護措施及現場概況等。
二、派員趕赴事故地點，並作有關救護、支援、會辦等必要之通報聯絡。
三、儘速通報消防機關護送傷病患送達就近醫院、診所救治，並通知其家屬。
四、現場適當距離處，應放置明顯標識警告通行車輛，並於周圍設置警戒物，保護現場。
五、現場道路應予適當管制，疏導人、車通行，除參加救援相關人員外，應管制民眾駐足圍觀；必要時，得全部封鎖交通。
六、現場必須變動時，應將未移動前之人、車、物狀態標繪及攝影存證。
七、現場完成勘察、蒐證後，將屍體移置適當之處所加以遮蓋，並通知其家屬及報請檢察官相驗。
八、會同現場有關人員清點受傷或死亡者之行李、財物，加以簽封暫時保管，並通知其家屬領回。
九、事故車輛無檢驗、鑑定或查證必要者，由其駕駛人或所有人自行處理；其駕駛人或所有人不予或不能即時移置，致妨礙交通者，得由警察機關逕行移置；大眾捷運系統車輛之移置，得通知營運機構處理。
警察機關於事故地點發現有疑似身心障礙者時，應即時通知當地社政主管機關予以協助。
警察機關處理運送危險物品車輛發生道路交通事故案件，應先確認危險物品種類，適當管制現場，並儘速通報相關目的事業主管機關、業者及消防機關到場處理。
發生重大道路交通事故案件，處理之警察機關應迅即報告內政部警政署，並通報國家運輸安全調查委員會（以下簡稱運安會）、交通部道路交通安全督導委員會及當地公路監理機關等有關單位，及提供運安會現場調查官必要協助。
一、記錄報案時間、詢明報案人身分、事故時地、傷亡狀況、有無採取救護措施及現場概況等。
二、派員趕赴事故地點，並作有關救護、支援、會辦等必要之通報聯絡。
三、儘速通報消防機關護送傷病患送達就近醫院、診所救治，並通知其家屬。
四、現場適當距離處，應放置明顯標識警告通行車輛，並於周圍設置警戒物，保護現場。
五、現場道路應予適當管制，疏導人、車通行，除參加救援相關人員外，應管制民眾駐足圍觀；必要時，得全部封鎖交通。
六、現場必須變動時，應將未移動前之人、車、物狀態標繪及攝影存證。
七、現場完成勘察、蒐證後，將屍體移置適當之處所加以遮蓋，並通知其家屬及報請檢察官相驗。
八、會同現場有關人員清點受傷或死亡者之行李、財物，加以簽封暫時保管，並通知其家屬領回。
九、事故車輛無檢驗、鑑定或查證必要者，由其駕駛人或所有人自行處理；其駕駛人或所有人不予或不能即時移置，致妨礙交通者，得由警察機關逕行移置；大眾捷運系統車輛之移置，得通知營運機構處理。
警察機關於事故地點發現有疑似身心障礙者時，應即時通知當地社政主管機關予以協助。
警察機關處理運送危險物品車輛發生道路交通事故案件，應先確認危險物品種類，適當管制現場，並儘速通報相關目的事業主管機關、業者及消防機關到場處理。
發生重大道路交通事故案件，處理之警察機關應迅即報告內政部警政署，並通報國家運輸安全調查委員會（以下簡稱運安會）、交通部道路交通安全督導委員會及當地公路監理機關等有關單位，及提供運安會現場調查官必要協助。