NEW APP HELPS IN MULTIPLE WAYS AT SCENE OF A SMASH

A NEW DATA-FREE mobile app called Smash’d has been launched. The app allows users to collect and capture information at car accident scenes and seamlessly completes the official accident report form (AR form). Zen Citi announced the launch of its app in a statement yesterday. More than 1 million accidents in South Africa are reported every year, which costs the government nearly R2 billion to manage. Enabled with snap and scan features, Smash’d allows users to capture pictures of the accident scene, scan involved vehicles and driver’s licence disc(s) and share all the necessary information via the app. On completion, Smash’d generates and emails the completed AR Form, which users could take to the nearest police station for signature and submission. Dineshan Chetty, the managing director of Zen Citi, said: “If we want governmental services to improve, we need to be the catalyst to the change we want for our future South Africa and assist our government in understanding how we want problems solved. We designed Smash’d as a solution to outdated reporting which is time, resource and cost consuming. The app provides a quick and guided experience to ensure accuracy and efficiency in reporting an accident whilst still being cost effective for government.” Zen Citi is a South African technology company founded in 2019 with the aim of improving interactions between citizens and the government. “With the introduction of Smash’d, the goal is to integrate it into the eNatis system and move away from reporting processes requiring a lot of resources including printing and paper costs, data capturing and data management,” said Chetty. The reporting process on Smash’d still requires users to visit the police station, but Zen Citi said it was working towards making the submission electronically. It said Smash’d was available on Google Play Store and soon to be available on Apple App Store. I Staff Reporter