Witness first, reporting, involved, friend

loma136

My colleague involved in a car accident on Sep 20 on Kingsway.  It was not her fault.  An Asian girl drove a Hyundai hit her car.  After pulling over and exchanging information, the girl left the scene first.  That night the girl called my colleague and asked to settle privately.  My colleague said no and prefer reporting to ICBC.  Now the girl told ICBC the other way round that my colleague hit her car and she got a witness.
ICBC told my friend that the girl said my colleague left first and someone got out from a restaurant saw everything and willing to be her witness.
Obviously the witness is the girl's friend.

Unfortunately, my colleague did not find a witness as she thought she did not do anything wrong.  Now she is in a very disadvantaged situation.
I am wondering how ICBC knows if the witness is legitimate and telling the truth.  Any LYK experienced this situation?

華Dee

你個朋友有無自己報ICBC講返實情呀？點撞法？聽人講如果B車頭同A車尾相撞，一定/9成判B錯。我淨係知呢D皮毛咋。

大C姐

有啲撞法唔係太明顯知道邊個錯，所以一定要第一時間打俾ICBC（第一個打係最著數，你諗吓，邊個緊張啲？俾人撞緊係最緊張點賠償啦）。呢啲case發生唔少次，所以請大家小心！

同埋依家影相咁方便，撞咗之後即時落車影低，唔理咩路面情況，有圖有真相。

B2L2

"第一個打係最著數"..  I doubt that.

shoparound

Did that girl call your colleague's cell phone?  If your colleague has the call records, can that be some evidence of his/her side of the story?

B2L2

Really hard to say what could be done.  Go ask for a copy of their statement and try to find out what is not true and contradicting.  Its like going to court and prove who is a liar.

My brother's friend once had exactly the same thing.  He got hit in an intersection by an Indian.  The other party brought up a witness and said the opposite story.  He end up 100% at fault.

Lesson to learn is to find a witness especially you are not at fault in order to protect yourself.  This thinking is just wrong : "my colleague did not find a witness as she thought she did not do anything wrong."

KittyLeung74

世界看似越來越險惡,人心越來越醜陋,是非黑白何在?
撞人車者還有witness去將事實反過來,良心何在?
人在做,天在看

B2L2

非看似, 是事實

loma136

回復 7# KittyLeung74


Totally agree! Well, my colleague learned a lesson now.  She told everything to ICBC including the call that the gril called her cell phone.  But it cannot prove anything unless she record the conversation.  Anyway, they are checking if there is any relationship between the gril and the witness.  Keep the fingers cross and hope they find something.  Thanks everyone's input!

loma136

回復 7# KittyLeung74


Totally agree! Well, my colleague learned a lesson now.  She told everything to ICBC including the call that the gril called her cell phone.  But it cannot prove anything unless she record the conversation.  Anyway, they are checking if there is any relationship between the gril and the witness.  Keep the fingers cross and hope they find something.  Thanks everyone's input!