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…)
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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…)
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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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The family of a man killed in a road traffic accident has been awarded a compensation sum of £350,000.
Ninian Donald, 33, was cycling home from work when he was involved in a collision with a skip lorry. He is survived by his long term partner, Kate Evenden, and a 19 month old daughter, Rosie.
His partner Kate had to take the matter to London’s High Court, however, to make a compensation claim when CCTV footage revealed that Mr Donald was partly at fault for the accident and his death.
The footage showed that Donald, who worked in Hackney, took to (more…)
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We all think that we know what to do in the event of a car accident but when we emerge from the crumpled car─ hopefully injury free─ and the adrenalin is flowing and tempers fraying, will we remember what to say or do?
We assume that we will but here’s a reminder:
A motorist involved in an accident that has resulted in injuries or damage to vehicles or property is required to stop at the scene. Switch off the engine and turn on the vehicle’s hazard lights. Take a couple of minutes to compose yourself and to check on and reassure your passengers before leaving the car.
The wellbeing of the individuals involved in the accident is of primary importance so you should establish if anyone is injured and in need of expert medical help. If so, call 999 and request an ambulance. If you’re not a medical doctor and are (more…)
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London’s High Court has decided that the family of a man struck down and killed in 2007 will receive £362,500 in total accident compensation. Ninian Donald was survived by his partner Kate Evenden and his daughter Rosie, who was just nineteen months old at the time of the accident.
Ninian Donald, aged 33, had been cycling home from work when he was crushed underneath a skip lorry. Mr Donald was dragged under the wheels of the lorry which had failed to notice him as the lorry turned left, passing through both a bus and cycle lane. Donald, a set builder by trade, was fatally injured at the Kingsland Road and Whiston Road junction in Hackney, E2, on May 4th, 2007.
An initial inquest into Mr Donald’s death had concluded that Donald was at least partially at fault. CCTV footage revealed that Mr Donald had mounted the pavement just before the accident to move round a bus. Commenting after the inquest, Miss Evenden said:
“If cycling is being promoted then we need higher standards of driving. Everyone who knew Ninian knew he was a responsible cyclist. He drove a van and a car and had good road sense. He didn’t take risks.”
Even in the light of the inquest verdict, Mr Donald’s family decided to (more…)
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