Accident reports by police officer

249   (1) If

(a) a vehicle driven or operated on a highway directly or indirectly causes death or injury to a person or damage to property causing aggregate damage apparently exceeding a prescribed amount, or

(b) an accident involving the presence or operation of a cycle on a highway or a sidewalk directly or indirectly causes death or injury to a person or damage to property causing aggregate damage apparently exceeding a prescribed amount,

a police officer who attends the accident must complete a written report of the accident in the form established by the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia and forward it to the corporation within 10 days of the accident.

(2) A person involved in an accident referred to in subsection (1) (a), or that person's authorized representative, is entitled to obtain the following on request:

(a) the names of any drivers involved;

(b) the licence number of any vehicle involved;

(c) the name of the owner of any vehicle involved;

(d) the name of any lessee or out-of-province lessee of any vehicle involved;

(e) the name of any witness.