Accidental case cause death
Sahil Makani
(Querist) 28 August 2014
This query is : Resolved
dear sir on sunday my car met with a accident with two pedestrain.. but i am not driving car at that thime. i gave my car to a engineer for servicing. and he took my car without taking my permission. car reg. is at my name. i am the owner of that car. now one pedestrain is died. so plz help me. what worse can happen to me.?. n what should i do legally??
Deepak Nair
(Expert) 28 August 2014
The one who was driving at thetime of accident will face criminal proceeding for rash and negligent driving and causing death by accident.
You being the owner of the vehicle is liable to compensate monetarily to the legal heirs of the deceased and also for medical expenses and others to the injured. If you have a valid insurance policy then the entire liability to pay compensation is on the insurance company.
Deepak Nair
(Expert) 28 August 2014
The criminal liability is on the one who was driving the vehicle at the time of accident. He is liable to be tried for rash and negligent driving and causing death by accident.
Sahil Makani
(Querist) 28 August 2014
thanx deepak sir..yes sir i have valid insurance of my car...there is no problem...but the driver have ran away from the hospital n he is underground now...but he admitted that he is driving in font of the police befor underground...so i want to know the worst scenario of mine??
ajay sethi
(Expert) 28 August 2014
i do hope that engineer had a driver licence
Rajendra K Goyal
(Expert) 28 August 2014
Police may pressurize you for producing the driver. In turn driver may refuse that he was driving the car.
Consult a local lawyer and show him full case file.
Sahil Makani
(Querist) 28 August 2014
expert ajay sethi yes engineer have DL. and expert rajendra driver gave the statement in front of the police before underground....
