A thirty-nine-year-old lighting attendant has received personal injury compensation after suffering a serious injury while he was at work. Ricky Bratton worked for Colas Limited at the time of the accident, March 2007. He was retrieving equipment from the back of his van in East Sussex when a car ploughed into him at speed.
Mr Bratton was pinned to the van by the car, which then sped off. However Mr Bratton and work colleague managed to catch the driver some distance down the road. After visiting the hospital Mr Bratton was found to have suffered bruising and missed three weeks of work.
The insurers for the driver of the car initially denied any liability, but thankfully Mr Bratton’s personal injury lawyer pursued the case and won compensation for his client.
Mr Bratton spoke about his ordeal:
The car pinned me against my van. The driver then drove off although my colleague and I caught up with him down the road. I was taken to Eastbourne hospital where I was X-rayed. I suffered bruising to the left side of the body, hand, knee, back, hip and ribs. I was off work for almost 3 weeks.
Mr Bratton’s personal injury lawyer, Deborah Smith, stated:
This was a horrifying accident and the consequences could have been much more serious. The insurers initially denied liability and I am pleased that Mr Bratton has now received the full compensation to which he is entitled.
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