Investigative situations arising at the initial stage of investigation of the cases of road traffic accidents

The article is devoted to topical issues relating to research concepts and significance of typical investigative situations arising in the initial stage of investigation the cases of road accidents concerning the accidents with hit pedestrians. The article analyzes the scientific views of scientists on the concept "investigative situation." It also discusses the most typical investigative situations characteristic for the studied category of crimes that are formulated based on the study of the scientific literature and forensic investigative practices. The authors put forward an investigative version of the initial stage of the investigation to enhance the ef-feciency of law enforcement agencies to investigate the accident.