Road Traffic Accidents

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A young woman who suffered life-changing injuries in a car crash has had her compensation settlement approved by the High Court. Georgina Cotterill, then 20, was being driven back from Bournemouth beach by a friend, Jennifer Tilley, the morning after the...
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A young man who suffered a very serious brain injury in a road traffic accident in 2007 has been awarded £1.5 million in compensation for his injuries. Jarrad Twait-Rush, who was 12 at the time of the accident, was hit by a car on the road where he...
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A 17-year-old girl who was paralysed as a result of injuries she suffered in a road accident has been awarded compensation worth a total of £14 million. Issy Sale was just nine years old at the time of the accident. She was belted into the back of a...
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The family of a cyclist who was killed after being hit by a car has won an undisclosed amount in compensation. The award is said to be a record for a claim of this type. Kenny Lush, 47, ran a family business in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, with his mother. He...
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A man has won a total of £21,000 in damages for the injuries he suffered in a serious road traffic accident. Mr Imran, 39, who works as a self-employed driver, was stationary at a roundabout when the accident happened. A car ran into the back of his...
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A cyclist who was run over by a lorry has won compensation for the serious injuries she suffered. The accident happened in December 2010, when Veronika Pete, 31, was cycling to work in London. She was negotiating the Marble Arch gyratory, riding to the left...
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A postman has won damages of £7,300 after he was hit by a Royal Mail van whilst cycling home from work. The accident happened in December 2011 when David Thompson, 62, was returning home early in the morning after working a night shift at Leeds Mail...
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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...
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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...
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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...

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