How to fill in the European Accident Statement

Vaidas Labanauskas, 23 years in insurance · reviewed 29 September 2026

Each driver fills in one vehicle column — A or B — of the same form. Each driver ticks the circumstances that apply to their own vehicle; then both drivers draw one sketch together, check everything and sign. Each driver keeps a copy and tells their own insurer. Signing records the facts; it is not an admission of liability. This guide is general information, not legal advice.

Step by step

1. 1. Make the scene safe

   Check for injuries and danger. In the EU, call 112 if anyone is hurt, and follow the local rules on calling the police.

2. 2. Record people, vehicles and insurance details

   Write down the date and place, driver contacts, registration numbers and countries, insurers, policy numbers, injuries, damage and witness contacts.

3. 3. Complete the circumstances and sketch

   Keep vehicles A and B the same throughout, tick only the boxes that apply, and draw the road, the directions and the positions at impact.

4. 4. Add photos

   When it is safe, photograph the vehicle positions, damage, number plates, road signs, markings and the wider scene.

5. 5. Review before signing

   Check every field. Sign only if you understand the statement and agree that it records the circumstances; use your remarks for anything you disagree with.

6. 6. Keep a copy and tell your insurer

   Keep the statement, photos and records. Tell your insurer within the deadline that applies in your country and under your policy.

What the European Accident Statement is

After signing, each driver keeps a copy and tells their own insurer, which uses the statement to settle the claim.

Field by field

The numbering below follows the English version of the form; other language versions use the same numbers.

1. 1Date of accident · Time — When the accident happened.
2. 2Locality — Place and country; add a street name, junction or landmark.
3. 3Injury(ies) even if slight — Tick yes if anyone was hurt, even slightly.
4. 4Material damage — Damage to vehicles other than A and B, or to objects other than vehicles, such as a fence or a sign.
5. 5Witnesses — Names, addresses and phone numbers; get them before the witnesses leave.
6. 6Insured / policyholder — The person or company on the insurance certificate, who may not be the driver.
7. 7Vehicle — Make, type, registration number and country of registration, also for a trailer.
8. 8Insurance company — Insurer, policy number, Green Card number if applicable, validity dates, agency, and whether the policy covers damage to your own vehicle.
9. 9Driver — Name, date of birth, address and driving licence details.
10. 10Point of initial impact — An arrow on the vehicle outline where it was first hit.
11. 11Visible damage — What you can see; do not guess about hidden damage.
12. 12Circumstances — Tick every box that describes your vehicle’s movement, strike out the word that does not apply in boxes 1 and 2, and write the number of boxes ticked.
13. 13Sketch of the accident — Road layout, directions of A and B with arrows, positions at impact, road signs and street names.
14. 14My remarks — Your own comments, including anything you disagree with.
15. 15Signatures of the drivers — Both drivers sign. Never change the form after it has been signed.

Worked example: circumstances and sketch

A fictitious example — the names, plates and place are invented. Alex Example (vehicle A, plate TEST 001) is stopped at a red light on Example Street, Exampletown. Sam Sample (vehicle B, plate TEST 002) drives into the back of vehicle A in the same lane.

Box 8 describes what happened; the form states that it is not an admission of liability, and the insurers decide who pays.

Common mistakes

• A missing signature, or a signature in the wrong field — both drivers sign in field 15.
• Boxes in field 12 ticked for the other vehicle instead of your own, or no count of the boxes ticked.
• Both words left in boxes 1 and 2, where you strike out the one that does not apply.
• Changes made after both drivers have signed.
• Signing something you do not fully understand.
• No copy kept for yourself.
• Filling in the form standing on the road — move somewhere safe first (in Spain the law requires it).

After you sign

• Tell your insurer — the deadline depends on the country and your policy: How to report a car accident to your insurer.
• If the other driver will not sign: What to do if the other driver refuses to sign.
• After an accident in another country: What to do after a car accident abroad in Europe.
• If your copy has a back page or an extra sheet for your own insurer, fill it in yourself before you send the form; this does not change the part you both signed.
• Your insurer or policy may also set a submission channel, an original-document rule or other evidence requirements. Ask your insurer when unsure, especially after injuries, a cross-border accident, an uninsured vehicle, a hit-and-run or a disagreement about the facts.