Improvement of the process of handling participants in road traffic events by the police in the Opole voivodship

The article presents the process of handling participants in road traffic accidents by the police privileged vehicles. The following research tools were used to conduct the study: theoretical (analysis, synthesis, generalization, comparison) and practical (method of ordering, observation, direct interview). The analysis of the number of road accidents in the Opole Voivodship between 2010 and July 2016 with particular focus on the handling of road accidents under the current research was conducted. The improvements to this process have been proposed as a result of the analysis.