Systems and methods for recording an accident

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable instructions stored thereon for an insurance company to process an insurance claim submitted by a customer, the computer-readable instructions comprising instructions to:

• receive a notification that an accident involving a vehicle has occurred and a determination of the magnitude of the accident that has occurred, the determination based on an output of a detector, wherein the output of the detector is generated based on an emergency signal relating to the accident that is broadcast to an emergency responder and is intercepted by the detector;
• transmit a request to record information relating to the accident to one or more devices involved in the accident and one or more devices proximate to a location of the accident;
• send instructions to a mobile computing device associated with the customer, wherein the instructions include instructions to assist the customer in collecting information relating to the accident;
• receive recorded information relating to the accident and information collected by the customer;
• establish an accident record based on the received information;
• and
• determine whether to automatically process an insurance claim based on the accident record and on the indication of the magnitude of the accident.

A system, comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory storing computer-readable instructions for an insurance company to process an insurance claim submitted by a customer, the computer-readable instructions executable by the processor to:
• receive a notification that an accident involving a vehicle has occurred and a determination of the magnitude of the accident that has occurred, the determination based on an output of a detector, wherein the output of the detector is generated based on an emergency signal relating to the accident that is broadcast to an emergency responder and is intercepted by the detector;
• transmit a request to record information relating to the accident to one or more devices involved in the accident and one or more devices proximate to a location of the accident;
• send instructions to a mobile computing device associated with the customer, wherein the instructions include instructions to assist the customer in collecting information relating to the accident;
• receive recorded information relating to the accident and information collected by the customer;
• establish an accident record based on the received information;
• and
• determining whether to automatically process an insurance claim based on the accident record and on the indication of the magnitude of the accident.