The Highway Safety Code (the “HSC”) defines an “accident” as “an event in which damage is caused by a moving road vehicle.”¹
An incident will be considered an accident only if three conditions are met:
- It results in bodily injury or property damage;
- It involves a road vehicle;
- The road vehicle is in motion.
Under the HSC, the definition of a “road vehicle” is relatively narrow. It includes motor vehicles that can travel on a road, as well as trailers, semi-trailers and detachable axles. However, it excludes vehicles that operate exclusively on rails, power-assisted bicycles and electrically powered wheelchairs.
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