If a person is killed or injured due to the lack of caution or precaution of another person, this person commits a crime. In this crime, there is no intention to kill or injure the other. What is important is that there is an act of carelessness. Examples of this offence are falling asleep at the wheel and causing an accident with injuries, a surgeon leaving an instrument in the body during an operation, non-compliance with legal and safety regulations resulting in an accident, ... . For more information about this crime, a concrete punishment and/or tailor-made advice, contact our criminal lawyers at [email protected].