Road Traffic Accidents

A pedestrian who was hurt in a road accident in East London has won the right to compensation from Newham Council because it failed to trim the shrubs in the middle of a busy road. Mrs Pervin Yetkin, 54, was attempting to cross Stratford High Street when...

Following a four-year legal battle, a motorcyclist who lost his leg after being involved in a collision with a car has won a lump sum of £640,000 in compensation. The accident happened when a car pulled out in front of the motorcyclist without...

The family of a cyclist who was killed in an accident involving a lorry has been awarded £337,500 in compensation at the High Court. Ninian Donald, 33, who worked as a set builder, was in a designated cycle and bus lane when a tipper lorry turned...

A man who was left with severe disabilities after a horrific road accident caused by another motorist has been awarded millions of pounds in compensation. Nazer Ahadi, 22, was on his way to work at a bakery when he was involved in a head-on collision with...

A man who was left paralysed after a car crash has won a payout estimated to be worth £11.15 million. It is believed to be the highest ever personal injury settlement in the UK. Wasim Mohammed, 22, was a front seat passenger in a car being driven by a...

A green-keeper who suffered a serious brain injury after being knocked off his motorbike has been awarded a £1.25 million settlement in compensation. Stuart Bridge, 53, was knocked off his motorbike in Manchester city centre by an uninsured driver. He...

A new scheme for road traffic accident (RTA) claims comes into effect today. It is a massive change to the legal process and has the aim of producing settlements much more quickly than at present. It has been set up to deal with low value RTA claims –...

A man who has been left paralysed as a result of a fatal car accident has won £2.25 million in compensation. Anthony Bennett, now 26, was a passenger in a car being driven by a friend. The accident happened when the driver, who was travelling at...

Compensation claims from drivers, cyclists and other road users are expected to soar this year as bad weather has left the nation’s roads in a parlous state. The news comes as the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) is about to release its annual survey...

A teenager who was told she was partly at fault after she was hit by a double-decker bus has had the decision reversed in the Court of Appeal. Chantelle Osei-Antwi was standing at the edge of a pedestrian area in the Crystal Palace area of London when the...

A road worker from Tyneside who was knocked down by a driver who was over the limit has won £1.1 million in compensation for his injuries. William Kane, 55, had been sent by his employer to work on a highways contract for the Irish Government. He had...

A cyclist hit by a car at a pedestrian crossing has won compensation for his injuries. The unnamed 35-year-old was using a pedestrian crossing while the green man signal was showing. A car travelling towards the crossing failed to stop at the red light and...

A pensioner whose car struck a mattress as he drove down a motorway has been awarded £3,770 in damages. Thomas McKenna, 71, was driving along the motorway between Edinburgh and Glasgow when the mattress fell off another vehicle onto the road in front...

A bus driver who was fortunate to survive after his vehicle was involved in a head-on collision has been awarded £250,000 in damages. James Morton, 60, was driving his bus down a tree-lined country road when the accident happened. An oncoming Mercedes...

A new scheme is to be introduced that is intended to reduce the time it takes to settle personal injury claims for between £1,000 and £10,000 brought by victims of road traffic accidents in England and Wales. The new process will set fixed time...

A teenager who had to have partial amputations of two of his fingers after he was involved in a car accident has been awarded compensation for his injuries. The 18 year old was a passenger in a car which hit an embankment and flipped over. He suffered a...

The family of a teacher who was killed as he cycled home from work has received £580,000 in compensation. David Kerslake, 44, cycled to and from the Sharples School in Bolton, where he worked as the Head of Science, every day. He was on his way home...

A 58-year-old cyclist who was knocked down by a car has been awarded compensation after he was left so psychologically traumatised that it was eight months before he felt able to ride a bicycle again. The accident happened on a narrow bridge. The cyclist...

A young woman whose life was ruined after she was injured in a hit-and-run accident has won a settlement worth over £1 million. Katrina Connolly was 20 years old when the accident happened. She was crossing the road when she was hit by a Daimler car...

A man who was on a life-support machine for five days after being seriously injured in a car crash has won his battle for compensation. Michael Hankins, 27, was given a lift home from work by a colleague who crashed his car at a disused railway bridge. All...

Two cyclists who were hit by cars whilst negotiating roundabouts have been awarded compensation for their injuries. In the first case, David Collins was thrown from his bicycle when it was hit from behind by a car. The driver had failed to spot the...

A driving examiner who was hurt during what he described as his ‘worst test in 12 years’ has won the right to compensation for his whiplash injuries. Andrew Carmichael, 35, was examining Lisa Connolly, who was taking the test for the first time....

A woman who was involved in a car accident has had her damages award quadrupled after her case was taken up by solicitors. The woman, 38, was driving a company van at the time of the accident. A motorist travelling in the opposite direction lost control of...

A man who was involved in a road traffic accident issued court proceedings after the insurers of the driver responsible failed to come up with a reasonable offer of compensation. The accident happened when a car pulled out in front of the vehicle Edward...

A property tycoon who suffered brain damage after being knocked down on a zebra crossing has been awarded a £2.75 million payout. Pamela Green, 74, was crossing the road near her house whilst out walking her Standard Poodle when she was hit by a...

A man who lost his arm in a road accident has been awarded £500,000 in compensation. Musavir Aqib Mubarak, 25, was injured when the car in which he was a passenger crashed into a wall. His arm was severed in the accident and surgeons were unable to...

A trainee teacher whose pelvis was fractured when he was crushed by a reversing school mini-bus has been awarded £365,000 in compensation for his injuries. John Lewis, 32, was standing in front of his own vehicle in Finsbury Park when the mini-bus...

A motorist who was seriously injured in a head-on collision has been awarded £90,000 in compensation. Chris Chambers, 34, who worked as a police administrator, was driving on Christmas Eve 1999 when a car travelling in the opposite direction crossed...

A cyclist has been awarded undisclosed damages for injuries he sustained in a road traffic accident. Julian Richards, a British triathlete, was approaching a junction when a car pulled out in front of him without warning. He hit the car and was thrown...

A paramedic has won over £60,000 in compensation after a van crashed into his ambulance. David Fenwick, 55, was in the passenger seat of the ambulance when a van driver sped through a red light and crashed into the vehicle. Although he was wearing...

A man who was knocked off his bicycle by a 40-tonne road sweeper has been awarded more than £200,000 in compensation for his injuries. Dr Glyn Powell, 58, was cycling home from work when the accident happened. The road sweeper’s wing mirror hit...

The family of a baby who sustained horrific injuries in a car crash has been awarded £800,000 in compensation. Cerys Edwards, who was just 11 months old, was injured in a crash caused by Antonio Singh Boparan. Mr Boparan was attempting to overtake...

A fireman whose career was ended after he was injured by a hit-and-run motorist has been awarded £280,000 in compensation.   The accident happened when the fire fighter was cycling home from work, wearing his cycle helmet and fluorescent jacket...

A man who was knocked down by a car driven by an underage driver has been awarded £8,000 in compensation for the injuries he suffered. Peter Ives, 60, was walking his dog near his house when a car mounted the pavement and hit him. It then crashed...

A former RAF sergeant whose personality changed after he suffered head injuries in a road-traffic accident has been awarded £1.7 million in compensation.   The accident was caused by a drunk driver who attempted a handbrake turn at 55...

A Liverpool woman has been awarded £3,500 for a whiplash injury sustained when her taxi was 'bumped'  by another car.   Caroline Spencer was a passenger in the taxi when it was struck from behind as it was about make a right turn. The taxi...

A former self-employed lobster fisherman has been awarded £45,500 in damages after he was injured in a road accident. The accident happened in November 2003 when Donald Bremner, 42, was stationary at a road junction and his car was hit from behind....

The family of a motorcyclist who died as a result of an accident caused by diesel spilt on the road has won £110,000 in compensation from the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB), an organisation set up for the purpose of compensating the victims of...

A new insurance industry report reveals that the number of personal injury claims made to motor insurers continues to rise, in spite of fewer injuries and deaths on the roads. The report, commissioned by the Association of British Insurers and the...

A woman who was knocked down in April 2002 by a drunk driver has been awarded £6.5m in compensation for her injuries. Nikki Buckley, 22, was walking near her home in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, when a car mounted the pavement and struck her. She...

Four cyclists have recently been awarded compensation for injuries they suffered in accidents caused by negligent motorists. Scott Belshaw was training with other members of his cycling club when a car tried to overtake them. The driver had failed to...

A former prison officer who was involved in a road accident has been awarded £213,409 in compensation. Graham Henderson was riding a motorbike with his wife as a pillion passenger when a van turned across his path. Both Mr Henderson and his wife were...

The victim of a joyrider is set to receive a substantial sum in compensation following a ruling in the High Court. Gary Dawes, 44, was hit by a stolen Vauxhall Cavalier being driven by Craig Aldis, who was 19 at the time of the accident. Mr Aldis had been...

A cycling club member has won compensation for being knocked off his bicycle by a car. Quentin Storey was crossing a roundabout in Dorset when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle cut across his path, causing the accident. Mr Storey suffered a number of very...

A recent Court of Appeal decision dealing with appeals against sentences by six drivers found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving has provided assistance in ascertaining the length of sentence that is likely to be imposed in such cases. In...

A landmark House of Lords ruling means that an East Yorkshire man will receive over £2m in compensation after a car accident left him paralysed. Michael Gawler was involved in a serious car accident in 2004. He was travelling in the front passenger...

A former British Army soldier has secured a £4.16m settlement for injuries he suffered in a Land Rover crash whilst serving with his Regiment. Alan Ashton, 34, was a Lance Corporal in the Parachute Regiment when the accident occurred in August 2001....

A cyclist who was involved in an accident on a roundabout has won his fight for compensation.   Nick Smith was on the roundabout in Peterborough when he was struck from behind by a car. Mr Smith was knocked off his bike and suffered a...

A former flight attendant has won £350,000 in compensation for injuries he sustained in a motorcycle accident.   The Kent man had been riding his motorcycle in Putney when a car turned in front of him. He was knocked off his bike and...

A man knocked off his motorbike by a car has won substantial compensation for his injuries. Gareth Llewellyn, 49, a Research Officer, was struck by the car in Swansea in 2003. The accident caused him multiple spinal injuries for which he required complex...