Pages On: Pedestrian Injuries
Walking is one of life’s great joys, and as humans, we have some of the greatest stamina when it comes to traversal. Walking is a great way to stay healthy and protect the environment, but it does but pedestrians at risk of other road users. Hit-and-run accidents, pavement trips, being knocked down by vehicles are all hazards pedestrians have to avoid, to prevent injury. Other road users have a duty of care to you for your safety, and when breaching this by causing an accident, they are considered liable. Whatever way you’ve been injured as a pedestrian, you may be entitled to claim personal injury compensation.
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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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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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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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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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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