Road Traffic Accidents

  • Motorcyclist Injured in Collision Receives £50,000

    A motorcyclist who suffered severe ankle injuries in a road accident has won £50,000 in damages. The man, who is in his 20s, was riding his motorcycle in South London when a car suddenly reversed out of a side road right in front of him. It appeared...

  • Lollipop Lady Gets Damages for Hit-and-Run Accident

    A lollipop lady who was injured in a hit-and-run accident has won a four-figure sum in compensation. Karen Littler, 49, was helping schoolchildren across the road when the accident happened. The driver of a Honda Insight knocked her off her feet as it drove...

  • Family of Drink-Drive Victim Receives Compensation Settlement

    The family of a man who was killed when he was hit by a car driven by a man who had been drinking has won a compensation settlement worth £710,000. The victim, who was in his 30s and the father of two young children, was crossing the road when the...

  • Ex-Marine Will Receive Compensation for Head Injury

    The High Court has ruled that a man who dropped his trousers and stood half naked in the face of oncoming traffic in central Leicester is eligible for compensation for injuries he sustained when he was hit by a car. Robert Ayres, a 24-year-old former Royal...

  • Widow Wins Damages After Husband Killed in Bicycle Accident

    A woman whose husband was killed as he cycled home from work has secured a settlement of more than £250,000 in damages. The man, who was in his 40s, was returning from his job in East London. He had just passed a junction when a council refuse lorry...

  • Firefighter Wins Road Accident Claim

    A firefighter who was injured when a speeding car veered around a corner on the wrong side of the road and ploughed into his vehicle has won compensation for his injuries. Nigel Morley, 45, from Winterbourne, Bristol, was helping a friend by driving her to...

  • Cyclist Wins Compensation for Roundabout Accident

    The victory of Bradley Wiggins (now Sir Bradley) in the Tour de France and the success of British cyclists at the London Olympic and Paralympic Games have inspired many people to take up cycling for fun. However, the fact that Sir Bradley and Shane Sutton,...

  • Record Compensation Award for Teenage Car Crash Victim

    A teenager who was left paralysed after a car accident has been awarded a record amount in compensation. Agnes Collier, now 17, was travelling in a car with her mother and brother when the accident happened in March 2009. A BMW pulled out of a side road and...

  • Nursing Assistant Injured in Crash Receives £100,000

    A nursing assistant who suffered spinal injuries in a car accident has received £100,000 in compensation. The 49-year-old man from Northumberland was hurt when a Ford Focus crashed into him in Prudhoe. He suffered an injury to his lower spine that...

  • Postal Worker Receives £550,000 Compensation for Crushed Legs

    A postal worker whose legs were badly broken in a road traffic accident has won £550,000 in damages. Andrew Hutcheson, 59, worked as a courier for Parcelforce. He was leaning into his stationary van when another vehicle crashed into him from behind....
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