Pages On: Road Traffic Accidents
Road traffic accidents are one of the most common causes of personal injury in the UK. Injuries sustained whilst driving cars, riding bicycles and motorcycles, being on public transport, or even just as a pedestrian are a regular occurrence on our roads. When these happen due to another road user failing in their duty of care to you, they are liable, and you are entitled to claim compensation.
Cycling Accidents in Sheffield
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents
More and more people in Sheffield are taking up cycling every year. It’s a great way of keeping fit and is both a cost-effective and environmentally friendly way of commuting to work. Unfortunately, with more and more bikes on the road, there has also been an increase in the numbers of people who are involved in cycling accidents. If you have been injured in a cycling accident in the last three years, contact our trusted team today to find out how we can help you claim the compensation you deserve.…
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Tourist awarded compensation following aeroplane injury
Posted: 4 April 2016
Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Leg Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Public Transport Accidents, Shoulder Injuries, Spine & Back Injuries
A tourist was awarded £3900 in compensation by an airline following injuries sustained when returning from an overseas holiday. The claimant had warned the operator in advance that she had difficulties walking and had requested assistance on boarding and disembarking the aeroplane. However, upon her return from holiday, assistance was not provided. She subsequently stumbled whilst descending the staircase causing her to jar her back and shoulder. She also sustained injury to her leg. No record of types of disability assistance The holidaymaker decided to press for compensation and appointed lawyers to…
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Public Transport Accident Claims
Posted in: Public Transport Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents
We can suffer an injury because of another person’s negligence in many different circumstances, including when traveling on public transport. If you have suffered an injury from a road traffic accident that wasn’t your fault, whether on a bus, coach, ferry or taxi, then you may be entitled to compensation. If you are based in Sheffield and suffered an injury while traveling on the area’s public transport system or in a collision with a public transport vehicle, our personal injury solicitors** can help. They are based in and around Sheffield,…
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Motorbike Accidents in Sheffield
Posted in: Motorcycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents
Motorbike accidents are an especially dangerous type of road traffic accident. The injuries that motorcyclists are likely to suffer tend to be much more severe and numerous than those of drivers and car passengers. The risk of severe injury or even fatality is considerably higher owing to the speed at which motorbikes are often driven, the limited protection leathers and headgear provide motorcyclists and the cavalier attitude sometimes taken to motorbikes by other road users. If you or a loved one has suffered an injury in a motorbike accident in…
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Car Accident Claims in Sheffield
Posted in: Car Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents
Car accidents can cause a vast range of injuries, from minor sprains and strains to very serious and permanent damage to our limbs or brains. Yet irrespective of the severity of an injury, if a road traffic accident was caused by another person’s negligence, the law entitles us to claim compensation for the loss we have suffered as a result. When making a car accident claim, not only is it possible to claim for the pain and suffering caused by the actual injury itself. Compensation can also be recovered for…
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Ryanair compensates injured passenger
Posted: 26 December 2015
Posted in: Public Place Accidents, Public Transport Accidents
Flight operator Ryanair have been forced to pay out compensation to an inured traveller following a court case. The company, who deny any blame for the incident, paid 33 year old Ronald Furlong, £28k, following a cup of boiling tea being spilled on Mr Furlong’s lap when passing the tea to another passenger. Ryanair claim that Mr Furlong was not paying adequate attention and was acting in a careless fashion which resulted in him spilling the tea himself. However Mr Furlong claimed that sufficient health and safety procedures were not carried out. He…
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Damaged roads cost council £1m in compensation
Posted: 21 October 2015
Posted in: Pothole Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents
It has been revealed, following a recent Freedom of Information request, that a county council has had to pay out over £1million in compensation to injured residents as a result of poorly maintained roads. A total of 1,228 residents have been awarded compensation by Hertfordshire County Council in the last two-and-a-half years because of injuries sustained through road defects. The payouts have cost the council a total of £1,014,926. Liberal Democrat Councillor Stephen Giles-Medhurst said that these figures suggest that the council has to have a ‘total rethink’ with regards…
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Brain injured victim of car accident awarded compensation
Posted: 30 July 2015
Posted in: Car Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents
A man from Bognor Regis has been awarded compensation after suffering a severe brain injury in a road traffic accident. 21-year-old Josh Humphrey suffered the ‘catastrophic’ injuries five years ago when he was involved in a car accident in his friend’s vehicle. He was only 16 when the accident happened, a collision that left one of his friends dead. The group had been on their way out for a day trip when the collision happened. In the months following the crash, Mr Humphrey spent long periods of time in a…
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Will ‘pothole app’ reduce whiplash claims?
Posted: 28 July 2015
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Pothole Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents, Whiplash Injuries
With over 1,500 people making whiplash claims in the UK everyday, the government has come up with a new solution to help tackle the problem: a smartphone app. Where the country has endured decades of severe winters and underfunding, potholes have become a huge problem for road users, and councils, nationwide. However, the government has launched a new means of dealing with the problem, through technology. According to the Association of British Insurers, potholes cost the insurance industry more than £2billion every year, pushing our average price of yearly motor…
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Mother takes legal action against bus firm for serious fall
Posted: 27 May 2015
Posted in: Bus Accidents, Public Transport Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries
A mother-of-three is taking legal action against the bus company Arriva after injuries left her housebound. 47-year-old Anne-Marie Lee boarded an Arriva bus on 25 February when it suddenly jolted before she was able to sit down. She suffered a serious fall which left her with life-changing injuries. Ms Lee was immediately taken to Whiston hospital after the incident, where x-rays found a compressed fracture in one of her vertebrae. Three months after the accident happened, Ms Lee remains in a back brace, unable to move and in a great…
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Injured motorcyclist wins £10m compensation
Posted: 3 March 2015
Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Motorcycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents
A man has been awarded £10m in compensation after suffering a severe brain injury in a motorbike crash. 31-year-old Marcel Beasley suffered life-changing injuries which have left him requiring around-the-clock care, the use of a wheelchair, and he also has severely impaired speech. The compensation package arranged for Mr Beasley includes a £4.27million payout to help him purchase a specially adapted home, which will then be followed by tax free payments of £175,000 a year to help fund his specific care needs. In total, the package will be worth over…
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Dangerous driver causes 3 car accident
Posted: 27 February 2015
Posted in: Car Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents
A 25-year-old man has been given a suspended prison sentence after pleading guilty to dangerous driving that caused a three-car collision. The reckless driver said that he had been trying to keep up with his boss on the way to a work outing when he overtook on a blind summit. Despite several signs on the summit warning of the dangers of overtaking, he proceeded to follow his boss. It was heard in court that he crashed straight into the oncoming car with a couple and their 13-month-old baby inside. He…
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Knocked down pedestrian claims accident caused brain damage
Posted: 25 November 2014
Posted in: Foot Injuries, Head and Brain Injuries, Pedestrian Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents
A 42-year-old factory worker claims she suffered serious brain damage after being knocked down by a motorist in 2012. Iwona Sobelewska, from Poland, said she was ‘run over’ by Michel Alfred Threlfall in the car park of an off-license in Blackburn two years ago. It was heard at London’s High Court that Ms Sobelewska had suffered a severe head injury and a broken ankle in the accident. It was heard in court that Ms Sobelewska had no recollection of the actual accident, but was certain that she had been hit by…
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Nine rail workers had a ‘near-miss’ with passenger train
Posted: 24 October 2014
Posted in: Public Transport Accidents, Workplace Injuries
Nine track workers were very nearly hit by an passenger train going 80mph last month, accident investigators have reported. The rail workers had been operating on a small bridge that required repairs on the West Coast main line near Hest Bank when they were nearly hit by the train on the 22nd of September. The workers received no advance warning that a train was approaching, which could have cost them their lives. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said that the workers depended on warnings from the service about approaching trains. However…
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Over 1000 children injured every month during school runs
Posted: 27 September 2014
Posted in: Pedestrian Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents, School Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death
New figures have revealed that every month around 1,100 children suffer serious and fatal injuries on their way to and from school. Road Safety Analysis carried out the research, with figures showing that one third of all child deaths and serious injury happens during the school run times. These times cover between 7:30am and 9:00am, and between 3:00pm and 4:30pm from Monday to Friday. The figures from 2011/12 found there to have been more than 800 serious and fatal injuries suffered by children during the ‘school run’ times. It is believed…
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Partner blames doctors for death from untreated head injuries
Posted: 30 August 2014
Posted in: Car Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Medical Negligence, Wrongful & Accidental Death
A woman has blamed doctors for the death of her partner after they allowed him to leave hospital with head injuries that later killed him. Darren Roberts had been in a serious car accident, but was allowed to leave hospital only one hour after he was submitted. The father-of-one died the following day (6th of December). Mr Roberts had been involved in a two-car collision on the A541 at Afonwen, Wales, when he suffered the fatal head injury. It was heard that impact with the windscreen and rear view mirror…
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Boy to return home one year after cycling accident
Posted: 17 August 2014
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents
16-year-old Ryan Smith is finally set to return home after spending one year in a specialist rehab centre following a serious cycling accident. The teenager was left with severe brain damage following the incident that happened in July 2013. Ryan was hit by a van while cycling to work, leaving him in a coma and with severe brain injuries. Ryan’s family drove more than 27,000 miles just to visit their son each day in Surrey where he was receiving specialist care. The Children’s Trust centre is around 200 miles away from…
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Compensation shock after man lost leg
Posted: 6 August 2014
Posted in: Leg Injuries, Personal Injury, Public Place Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries
The wife of a taxi driver that lost his leg in an incident is shocked at the outcome of her husband’s case. Jeremy Mayers (63), the owner of company ‘Fab Kabs’, was crushed while loading a suitcase into the back of his taxi in Pontypool in January. The driver of the vehicle that caused the damage, Laura Llewellyn, received six penalty points and a fine of £115 after pleading guilty. Mr Mayers, a father of two, had to have his right leg amputated from the knee down and his back pinned…
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Families launch legal battle after their children are injured in bus crash
Posted: 31 July 2014
Posted in: Bus Accidents, Leg Injuries, Neck Injuries, Public Transport Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents, School Accidents
The families of multiple schoolchildren injured in a bus crash in County Durham last month have launched legal action for their extensive injuries. The crash happened on the 3rd of June between one double-decker bus, operated by Go North-East, and a single-decker bus run by Stanley Travel in Shield Row Lane, near the junction of the A693. Both of the drivers and 28 schoolchildren were taken to a nearby hospital by 13 ambulances. Both of the buses had been taking schoolchildren to their schools when the crash happened: one to Tanfield School…
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Pensioner’s pothole fall claim dismissed by council
Posted: 24 July 2014
Posted in: Arm Injury, Pedestrian Injuries, Pothole Injuries, Public Place Accidents
The daughter of pensioner and fitness instructor Trixie Offord, Sheryn Ross, has warned people of Bucks County Council’s pothole policy after her mother suffered serious injuries and received no compensation. Mrs Offord was hospitalised after tripping on a pothole while walking back to her home in Hampden Road, Chalfont St Peter. She was treated for a broken wrist and several injuries to her face and nose. Sheryn Ross assisted her mother in claiming for compensation but was told by a solicitor that the council had checked the pothole two weeks prior to…
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Worries over safety at Cambridge Airport
Posted: 8 June 2014
Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Public Transport Accidents
A recent investigation has made some worrying findings regarding staff and passenger safety at Cambridge International Airport. The BBC investigation gathered evidence from leaked emails and two whistleblowers, which both highlighted major concerns about the condition of the airport’s equipment and the state of the runway. Furthering this, findings also revealed that air traffic controllers were working excessive hours and that under-qualified staff were being used due to staff shortages. One former airport worker told the BBC that problems at the airport had been ongoing for many years. Between May and September…
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Cyclist “could’ve been killed” in pothole crash
Posted: 27 April 2014
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Pothole Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents
A cyclist from Bellfields said that he “could’ve been killed” when he was flipped off his bike after hitting a pothole when cycling home from a friend’s house. Tony Webber suffered serious facial damage in the accident and has criticised the state of the county’s roads. He had been cycling home from his friend’s house in Grange Road last Tuesday when the accident happened on Sloughton Road, near Stoke New Cemetery. He had not been wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, but doctors said that the force of the…
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Councils payout £2.5m in personal injury compensation
Posted: 14 April 2014
Posted in: Neck Injuries, Pedestrian Injuries, Personal Injury, Public Place Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries
Two Devon councils have paid out a total of £2.5 million in personal injury compensation over the last four years. Between 2010 and 2013, Plymouth City Council paid out £2.1m and Torbay Council £400,000 to claimants who suffered personal injuries. These claims ranged from injuries resulting from tripping on pavements, to one claimant who fell into a harbour. The figures were released as a result of a BBC Freedom of Information request. The highest individual payout between the two councils was £105,000. Devon County Council, however, refused to respond to the information request. Plymouth…
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New road safety scheme launched after spree of cyclist deaths
Posted: 26 November 2013
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death
A new road safety scheme has been launched following the numerous cyclist deaths that have occurred in London recently. Yesterday – Monday 25th November – saw some 150 road-users being fined for breaking road traffic laws in an attempt to improve the safety on roads. ‘Operation Safeway’ ensures that Met Police officers are deployed at all 166 key junctions in London during rush hour periods to issue fixed penalty notices, warning road users who are breaking the law. 6 cyclists dead in only 2 weeks ‘Operation Safeway’ has been introduced…
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Rally car crash injures spectators
Posted: 13 October 2013
Posted in: Car Accidents, Public Place Accidents
After a rally car spun off the track into a crowd of spectators at the Regency Stages Rally in Somerset, four people have been injured. The accident occurred at the Royal Bath and West Showground in Shepton Mallet, where the one-day event took place. Organised by the Weston-super-Mare Motor Club, 60 rally cars came from all over the county to compete across 10 stages. The event saw around 200 spectators at the event, three of which happened to be a father and his two sons who were quite seriously injured…
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Old lights cause child’s death at level crossing
Posted: 26 September 2013
Posted in: Car Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death
In December of last year, a four-year-old girl was tragically killed after her grandmother failed to see the dim warning lights at a level crossing. The car, in which Emma Lifsey was a passenger, collided with the train at Beech Hill Crossing in Nottinghamshire on the 4th of December. Emma’s 67-year-old grandmother survived the incident, but Emma sadly died the following day in hospital. The car pulled out onto the level crossing despite the fact that the red warning lights – known as ‘wigwags’ – were on at the time. The Rail…
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11-year-old hit by military training vehicle
Posted: 16 September 2013
Posted in: Pedestrian Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents
An unnamed schoolgirl remains in hospital after a military training truck hit her on her way home from school last Wednesday. She remained trapped under the vehicle for some time before being taken to hospital, but is now in a stable condition. It is believed that the military truck is from the Defence School of Transport at Normandy Barracks in Leconfield, but Humberside Police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the accident to come forward with more information. The girl was hit on Axminster Close in Hull after school hours…
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Leicester woman severely injured in New York taxi crash
Posted: 22 August 2013
Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Leg Injuries, Pedestrian Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents
23-year-old Sian Green, from Leicester, was seriously injured after being hit by a taxi in New York City on Tuesday. The British tourist had part of her leg severed when the cab reportedly mounted the kerb in Manhattan, and crashed into Ms. Green. The family has thanked a celebrity doctor and a passer-by for saving her life with the use of a mere dog lead and belt. Mehmet Oz – a well-known doctor in the US – had been filming in the area at the time of the accident, and was able…
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Road Traffic Accidents in Sheffield – Claim Compensation with our Experts
Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents
Road users have a duty of care to ensure that they do not prejudice the health and safety of other road users. Most road traffic accidents are as a result of negligence and not an intention to cause injury. Nevertheless, when the rules of the road are not followed, the consequences of a road traffic accident can be serious. In line with FCA Regulations, you are entitled – if you fulfil the necessary criteria – to make a claim for injury arising from a motor accident in Sheffield to the…
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Significant usage of mobile devices while driving cars
Posted: 19 April 2013
Posted in: Car Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents
Most U.S. drivers reported risking a serious car crash by talking on their cell phone, and about one in three read or sent text or email messages when driving, according to a new study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study looked at the level of mobile phone use while driving among drivers aged 18-64 years in the US and compared it with levels in seven European countries (Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom). Researchers found that 69% of U.S.…
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Small claims court could ‘grind to a halt’ with road traffic accident claim reforms
Posted: 20 March 2013
Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents, Whiplash Injuries
Increasing the small claims court limit for road traffic accident victims could cause the court system to grind to a halt, according to the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL). The Government consultation “Reducing the number and cost of whiplash claims”, which is now closed, proposes to increase the number of road traffic cases which will be heard in the small claims court. “The small claims court is designed for individuals to represent themselves, rather than use the assistance of a lawyer,” explained Karl Tonks, president of APIL. “The problem…
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Road safety milestone reached after 30 years of mandatory seatbelt wearing
Posted: 10 February 2013
Posted in: Car Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents
A road safety measure that is thought to be responsible for saving thousands of lives on Britain’s roads recently reached a major milestone. On 31st January 2013 the law requiring drivers and front seat passengers to wear seatbelts celebrated its 30th anniversary. Background The law making it compulsory to wear seatbelts in the front of the car came about after the then President of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), Lord Nugent, succeeded in his attempt to introduce the legislation into the House of Lords. It took…
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Brake reacts to latest drink driving figures
Posted: 22 January 2013
Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents
Road safety charity Brake has welcomed police efforts to catch drunk drivers over the Christmas period, but renewed its calls for more action from the government and public to stamp out this deadly menace. The latest statistics from the Association of Chief Police Officers show that 7,123 drivers were caught risking lives by driving over the limit during the month-long enforcement campaign across England and Wales, approximately the same as the number as last year. Brake is urging the government to give greater priority to traffic policing and stem damaging…
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Whiplash Injury Compensation for Accidents in Sheffield
Posted in: Neck Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents, Whiplash Injuries
We can suffer a Whiplash injury because of another person’s negligence in many circumstances, like road traffic accidents – including when travelling on public transport, bicycles, motorcycles and in a car. If the resulting accident wasn’t your fault, you may be eligible to claim whiplash compensation. In line with FCA Regulations, you are entitled – if you fulfil the necessary criteria – to make a claim for injury arising from a motor accident in Sheffield to the Claims Portal. You do not need to instruct a solicitor and can submit…
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