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​Accident Department​
​FUNCTIONS

  • ​Attend to serious (P1) and fatal (P4) accidents in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan jurisdiction
  • Conduct investigations on the scene, take photos on the scene 
  • Wait for the Gauteng Health Departments Forensic Pathology Services Mortuary
  • Informing families of the deceased or injured persons
  • Registering of case dockets (culpable homicide or reckless /negligent driving
  • Revisiting accident scenes
  • Attend magisterial courts and High courts to give evidence in regard to the accidents
  • Reconstruction of accidents requested by the state Justice Department
  • To receive and capture accident reports from different regions
  • Collection of accident reports from different police stations
  • To supply the public and stakeholders with copies of accident reports
  • To supply telephonic support to the public and stakeholders
  • Generate and Allocation of case numbers​