Smart Accident Detection and Emergency Response System for Enhanced Road Safety

Abstract

In the realm of road safety, prompt and accurate accident response is paramount to mitigating fatal injuries and saving lives. The existing approach, reliant on manual reporting to authorities or the injured party's ability to communicate with emergency services, introduces delays that can prove fatal. The presented system uses a combination of IoT modules to detect the accident and alert the EMS. It uses an accelerometer to detect the accident, a sim module equipped with a 2G sim to send an alert message consisting of the drivers details, car details, and crash location, acquired by the GPS module to the authorities and few selected individuals. The goal is to drastically reduce emergency response time, improving the likelihood of survival and quick recovery of the injured. This innovative approach not only addresses the current gaps in accident reporting but also contributes to an overall improvement in road safety infrastructure. This work uses a collection of sensors to identify an accident and point out the accident location. This data is sent as a text message to emergency services through which immediate help can be received.