Accident claims relating to potholes are affecting more motorists than ever before, with many drivers and riders suffering a serious personal injury due to poor road conditions.
This week a soldier paid the cost of his life due to a pothole, after being hit by a lorry whilst swerving to avoid a dip in the road.
According to the BBC, Captain Jonathan Allen was run over by a lorry on the A338 near his work base in Tidworth whilst cycling towards his home in Burbage. The soldier, who had served in Afghanistan, suffered multiple injuries after making contact with the large vehicle whilst dodging a pothole in the road.
Wiltshire Council, the authority responsible for maintaining the roads in that area, has since confirmed that it is investigating the pothole in that area following the road traffic accident.
The Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) has warned that UK motorists could be affected by potholes for as much as nine years, as local authorities struggle to find the funds to carry out necessary repair work. The organisation says that the average pothole will cost £99 each to fix and recent icy weather has led to an explosion in the number of ruptures, cracks and holes appearing in Britain’s roads.
However, the government revealed in its most recent budget that it intends to dedicate a fund of more than one hundred million pounds towards the repair of potholes and other damage to the UK road network, in order to address the issue.
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