Warning signs

Accident ahead

A road accident has occurred ahead.

Be ready for queues, damaged vehicles or people in the road. Reduce speed and leave enough space to stop.

The accident symbol depicts vehicles involved in a collision within a warning triangle. It can appear on a variable message sign to warn of an incident ahead.

How it looks in each country

Official sign in each country; the code is its number in the national rules. Signs that come in two directions show the left and the right version.

Vienna Convention modelCode A,35
BangladeshCode D11
BelgiumCode A34
BulgariaCode А40
CanadaCode T-050-13
ChinaCode 警 33
ColombiaCode SP-67
CroatiaCode A17
CzechiaCode A 27
DenmarkCode UA99
EstoniaCode 187
FranceCode AK31
Hungary
IsraelCode 151
Italy
LithuaniaCode 136
Malaysia
NetherlandsCode J34
NorwayCode 153
PhilippinesCode W9-2A
PolandCode A-34
PortugalCode A31
RomaniaCode A33
South AfricaCode TW353
SwedenCode X6-1
ThailandCode ตค-16
UkraineCode 1.41
VietnamCode W.244

Image credits

Sign images from Wikimedia Commons, used under their licences.

Vienna Convention model A,35: United Nations, Public domain
Bangladesh D11: มองโกเลีย๔๔, Public domain
Belgium A34: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
Bulgaria А40: มองโกเลีย๔๔, CC BY-SA 4.0
Canada T-050-13: Transports Québec, Public domain
China 警 33: Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China, Public domain
Colombia SP-67: Gobierno de Colombia, Public domain
Croatia A17: มองโกเลีย๔๔, CC BY-SA 4.0
Czechia A 27: Government of the Czech Republic, Public domain
Denmark UA99: Bewitchedroutine, Public domain
Estonia 187: WWBM, CC BY-SA 4.0
France AK31: Naturals, CC BY-SA 3.0
Hungary: Fry1989 eh?, Public domain
Israel 151: มองโกเลีย๔๔, CC BY-SA 4.0
Italy: Original: Ministero dei Lavori Pubblici Vectorization: Arbalete, Public domain
Lithuania 136: Gigillo83, CC BY-SA 4.0
Malaysia: FS88, CC BY-SA 4.0
Netherlands J34: SVG version by Bouwe Brouwer, Public domain
Norway 153: Statens vegvesen, Public domain
Philippines W9-2A: Government of the Philippines - Department of Public Works and Highways derivative work: User:HueMan1, Public domain
Poland A-34: Unknown author, Public domain
Portugal A31: Fry1989 eh?, CC BY-SA 3.0
Romania A33: Gigillo83, CC BY-SA 4.0
South Africa TW353: Southern African Development Community, Public domain
Sweden X6-1: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
Thailand ตค-16: Government of Thailand, Public domain
Ukraine 1.41: Government of Ukraine, Public domain
Vietnam W.244: Government of Vietnam, Public domain