Legal analysis: it needs to be returned. The establishment of road rescue fund is to ensure that the victims of road traffic accidents get timely assistance or appropriate compensation. Generally speaking, the road rescue fund can be described as "life-saving money" at a critical moment. According to the relevant regulations, the social relief fund for road traffic accidents, as an emergency relief fund, advances part or all of the rescue expenses in advance when the emergency disappears or the injured person has obtained relevant compensation, and its management organization has the right to recover from the person responsible for the traffic accident.

Legal basis: Article 75 of the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China * * * Medical institutions shall promptly rescue the injured in traffic accidents, and shall not delay the treatment because the rescue expenses are not paid in time. If the vehicle involved in the accident participates in compulsory motor vehicle third-party liability insurance, the insurance company shall pay the rescue expenses within the liability limit; Rescue expenses exceed the liability limit, and did not participate in compulsory motor vehicle third-party liability insurance or escape after the accident, the road traffic accident social assistance fund shall advance part or all of the rescue expenses, and the road traffic accident social assistance fund management institution has the right to recover from the person responsible for the traffic accident.