A method is presented. The method includes receiving a trigger for establishing an emergency call at a first vehicle and determining, in response to the trigger, whether a communication system associated with the first vehicle currently has access to a first wireless communications network. The method also includes searching for a second wireless communications network when the communication system currently does not have access. The method further includes searching for a second vehicle with peer-to-peer wireless access capability when the second wireless communications network is not found. The method still further includes transmitting vehicle related data to the second vehicle via the peer-to-peer wireless access capability when the second vehicle is found.