“WHIPLASH” is the common term for an acute sprain of soft tissues in the neck from an impact such as a car accident. The frequency of this type of road traffic injury has been described by surgeons at the University of Manchester’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery as “a modern epidemic”.

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Birmingham tops the list of the top twenty areas in the UK, which have been hit by staged road traffic accidents, in the first two quarters of this year, new data from the Insurance Fraud Bureau reveals.

The scam called “Crash for Cash” has been (more…)

Rock legend, Mike Edwards, was killed in a road traffic accident on Friday 3 September 2010 when a hay bale rolled into his path and crushed the cab of the van he was driving.  The 62 year old cellist, who was one of the founding members of the famous Birmingham Electric Light Orchestra, is (more…)

According to a story in the Salisbury Journal, a woman who miraculously survived a severe road traffic accident has launched a legal bid to claim more than half a million pounds in compensation from the driver of the other vehicle.

Diana Turan, of Salisbury, was forced to make an emergency stop after her car started revving excessively on September 14, 2008, while driving down the A303 (more…)

When it comes to personal injury, lawyers are not unfamiliar with whiplash claims. Motorists can suffer whiplash regardless of driving speed or seatbelts and in varying degrees of pain. Consequently it is no surprise that some would contend that whiplash claims are the most common form of accident claims. What many may not know however, is that studies are showing a link between whiplash and more serious potential conditions.

The Institute of Health and Work ran a (more…)

Police have released dramatic CCTV footage of the moment when a group of hooded youths hurled rocks and stones from a motorway bridge at speeding traffic below.

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It is widely accepted that issues such as drink driving and speeding are accountable for many road traffic accidents; however, there are many other issues often pushed to the sideline that can also lead to drivers making road accident claims.

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