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Motorbike Accidents In Bradford - Make A Claim

Posted in: Motorcycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents

Personal Injury Claims Bradford are proud to fight hard to claim maximum compensation for people who have been involved in a motorcycle accident. We serve the city of Bradford and surrounding areas, such as Halifax, Pudsey, Huddersfield, Dewsbury and Brighouse. No matter what kind of injuries you received, if the accident happened within the last three years and was not your fault, you may be able to claim compensation. Contact our friendly Bradford team today to find out how you can start your claim today. Motorbike Injuries Many motorcycle accidents…

Bicycle Claims - Protecting Knocked Down Cyclists in Bradford.

Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents

As more and more people have taken up cycling, there has unfortunately also been an increase in the number of people who have been involved in a bike accident in Bradford. Cycling Injuries Many cyclists who are involved in accidents are lucky to escape with minor cuts and bruises, but some cyclists suffer much more serious injuries, including: Head injuries Back and spinal cord injuries Paralysis, including paraplegia and quadriplegia Facial injuries Leg, knee and ankle injuries Arm, shoulder and hand injuries The luckiest will be able to recover from…

Girl awarded £6.65 million following tragic car crash

Posted: 4 April 2016

Posted in: Car Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries, Wrongful & Accidental Death

A young girl who was left disabled following a car crash in 2002 has been awarded £6.65 million in compensation. The child, one of four siblings, was travelling in a car driven by her mother when the accident took place. Tragically, her eldest sibling was killed and another sustained a brain injury. The other child was left with serious orthopaedic problems, and the claimant was left paraplegic due to severe and complete spinal cord injuries. At the time of the accident the claimant was a child. In fighting for her case, her lawyers considered…

Man paralyses friend whilst drunk driving

Posted: 7 March 2016

Posted in: Car Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries

A drunk driver, whose car went out of control in bad weather conditions and plunged down a gorge paralysing his friend, has been found guilty of dangerous driving. Robert Buzalski, Krysztof Birula and one other man were driving towards Edzell on 24 August 2013 when the crash took place on a farm road from Cornes Cottage to Dalbog Farm, near Edzell. Buzalski had been drinking vodka liqueur and was found to be driving with 124 miligrammes of alcohol against a legal limit of 80. Paralysed from the neck down since The 36-year-old of…

Ambulance crash injures several passengers

Posted: 2 March 2016

Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents

A critically ill two-year-old and her mother have been injured when the ambulance transporting them to hospital left the M40 motorway and crashed down an embankment. The child was being rushed from Warwick Hospital to Horton Hospital in Banbury after suspicions were raised at Warwick that she was suffering from meningitis. Her family have stated that the child was not strapped in. The vehicle, which was found by a passing motorist, left the motorway near Banbury in Oxfordshire. It was thought to have been travelling at high speed when it hurtled…

£105,000 to cyclist injured by speeding car

Posted: 28 December 2015

Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Leg Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents

After spending four months in a wheelchair, an injured cyclist has been awarded £105K in compensation. The man, who remains unnamed, had been cycling on a roundabout near Corfe Mullen when a car, which was driving too fast, clipped his wheel. The 48-year-old spent 10 days in hospital and the next four months in a wheelchair due to the severity of his personal injuries. After the bicycle accident happened in May 2010, the driver’s insurance company offered a compensation package of £56,000. However, when his injuries continued to impact his…

Injured traffic officer wins compensation

Posted: 21 December 2015

Posted in: Car Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents

A traffic enforcement officer has been awarded compensation after a drunk driver put an end to his career four years ago. 43-year-old Colin Hickey had been patrolling the outside of St Bede’s School in South Shields in 2011 when a driver pinned him between his van and metal railings. Mr Hickey suffered severe personal injuries and and psychological damage in the accident. Following the crash it was discovered that the driver of the van had been more than twice over the drink-drive limit. He was charged for driving with excess…

Pensioner wins £1m compensation following car accident

Posted: 1 December 2015

Posted in: Car Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Leg Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents

A pensioner who was left brain damaged following a car accident has been awarded £1m in compensation. 71-year-old James Laurie was hit by a Volvo nearby his house three years ago whilst he was recovering from a stroke. The accident left him with two broken legs, a head injury and severe brain damage. Mr Laurie now suffers with lapses in his memory, concentration and motivation, as well as a sight problem. The brain injuries were so severe that he has been unable to leave care since the accident. Three years…

Brain damaged cyclist wins crash compensation

Posted: 17 November 2015

Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents

A 31-year-old cyclist has been awarded injury compensation after a lorry knocked her off her bicycle on her way to work. Mary Bowers, who had been a successful journalist prior to the accident, now requires around-the-clock care and is only minimally conscious. Ms Bowers suffered a severe brain injury and multiple fractures in the accident, after becoming trapped under the wheels of the four-tonne lorry in east London in November 2011. Ms Bowers had been a journalist with The Times before the crash. It was heard in London’s High Court…

Suspended prison sentence following car crash

Posted: 20 October 2015

Posted in: Car Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents

A man has been sentenced to a suspended prison sentence after his dangerous driving caused a car accident that left a teacher critically injured. 78-year-old John King pleaded not guilty to the sentence that his dangerous driving caused an accident, claiming that a medical condition resulted in his loss of consciousness during the approach to the roundabout where the accident happened. Despite pleading not guilty, the jury convicted him at Ipswich Crown Court in August and he was sentenced to a two year suspended prison sentence. The collision happened on…

Family blame man’s death on police failings

Posted: 27 September 2015

Posted in: Public Place Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death

The family of an 83-year-old man who was killed by a police van has blamed his death on “significant failures” by West Yorkshire Police. The accident happened when Donald Bennett was sitting in Pudsey Park in Leeds. A police van had been parked on a slope in the park, but the driver had failed to leave the vehicle in gear. The van began to travel down the hill two minutes after PC Claire Bugler had left the vehicle, causing it to hit Mr Bennett. It was heard that the chest…

Over 300 drivers handed on-the-spot fines

Posted: 24 August 2015

Posted in: Car Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents

Since police were presented with new powers to hand out on-the-spot fines for careless driving two years ago, over 300 drivers have been fined in the Avon and Somerset region. The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) gathered the figures through a Freedom of Information request, set to correspond with Injury Prevention Day, The non-profit organisation is currently campaigning to ban tailgating.  August 2013 saw fixed fines of £100 being introduced for motoring offences such as hogging the middle lane and tailgating. Since this change was put in place, a…

4 years for dangerous driver who killed schoolgirl

Posted: 21 April 2015

Posted in: Car Accidents, Leg Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death

Robert Blackwell, 19, from Hayway Lane, Bampton, Oxfordshire, has been given a 4-year jail sentence after admitting dangerous driving resulting in the death of schoolgirl, Liberty Baker, 14, on 30 June. Blackwell’s car mounted the pavement killing Liberty and injuring 2 of her friends as they walked to school in Witney, Oxfordshire. Blackwell admitted causing death by dangerous driving and inflicting serious injury by dangerous driving, and admitted to having smoked cannabis on the day before taking to the road. The incident took place in Curbridge Road and also involved Paul Cracknell who…

Pothole compensation payouts on the rise

Posted: 28 October 2014

Posted in: Pothole Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents

New figures have revealed that in the last year alone, pothole compensation payouts have increased by 20%. The figures show that Lincolnshire County Council has made 1,500 payouts to motorists since January 2012, with the sum increasing from £133,015 paid out in 2012 to £157,266 in 2013. Lincolnshire County Council was labeled ‘pothole capital of Britain’ as a result of these findings. Lincolnshire County’s highway boss, Cllr Richard Davies, said that the problem was down to a lack of government investment. He said: “there’s been under-investment for generations”. He also added that the payouts…

Ambulance crash leaves two injured

Posted: 20 August 2014

Posted in: Pedestrian Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents

A serious crash on the A40 saw two pedestrians critically injured. An ambulance car, which had been responding to an emergency in Cheltenham, hit two men aged 30 and 32. The men had been on the road near GCHQ at 00:20 on Sunday when they were hit by a rapid-response car. The paramedic that was driving the ambulance car was “shaken but uninjured”, according to police. The 30-year-old man was from Cricklade in Wiltshire, and the 32-year-old man was from Bristol. Both were taken to a nearby hospital with serious injuries, yet the…

Man in Ireland awarded £6m in compensation after car accident

Posted: 26 July 2014

Posted in: Car Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents

A man in Northern Ireland is due to receive around £6million in compensation after he suffered life-changing injuries in a car accident. The 25-year-old – who cannot be named for legal reasons – sustained brain injuries and numerous broken bones in the accident. He had only been a passenger in the car when it swerved into a field in 2007. The driver of the car was jailed following the accident for causing injury through dangerous driving. The case has been noted as one of the largest cases of its kind, with damages only…

Error costs health trust £1.2million and a man to lose his leg

Posted: 18 July 2014

Posted in: Leg Injuries, Medical Negligence, Road Traffic Accidents

A healthcare trust has been billed over £1million after a former patient sued over the loss of his leg. Following a relentless legal battle, Edward Appleby has won a six-figure settlement over the treatment he received at North Devon District Hospital in 2005, which he blames for the loss of his leg. Even though Northern Devon Healthcare Trust has not admitted liability for negligence, they apologised for having incomplete documentation on his care following a road traffic accident. It was heard that the hospital failed to find the majority of his medical…

Stuntman airlifted to hospital after motorcycle accident

Posted: 10 June 2014

Posted in: Motorcycle Accidents, Public Place Accidents, Workplace Injuries

A stuntman was airlifted to hospital on Saturday after his performance at the Royal Cornwall Show didn’t go to plan.  The motorcycle stuntman, Ken Fox, had to be airlifted to Derriford Hosptial in Plymouth after falling from the top of the cylindrical track during a “wall of death” performance. With the Royal Cornwall Show seeing its 220th year, thousands of people crowded to see the numerous acts and events taking place. One of the acts was a motorcycle show called “the wall of death”, which saw stuntmen ride at top speed…

Car driver survives 80ft cliff fall

Posted: 13 April 2014

Posted in: Car Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents

A motorist has survived an 80ft cliff fall after his car slid from the road and into the sea near Brighton. The man managed to free himself from the submerged vehicle and swam back to the rocks with only minor injuries. The 33-year-old said that he was lucky to have missed the Undercliff promenade during the fall, and instead landed on rocks in the sea. The driver of the vehicle had been driving on the A259 at Roedean at around midnight when the road traffic accident happened. The Newhaven Coastguard described the…

Cyclists pay the price for Britain’s potholes

Posted: 27 February 2014

Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Pothole Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents

With claims being made by the Central Government that councils are to blame for the country’s pothole problem, cyclists seem to be paying the price. According to numerous cycling charities, over 1000 cyclists are injured as a result of potholes every year. Councils, however, argue that the problem is down to a lack of funding for road maintenance. The government recently assigned £200m for highways, on top of the £3bn already promised until 2015/16. Pressure groups, however, claim that it will take at least £10bn to fix the colossal backlog of repairs…

2-year-old and woman found on street in critical condition

Posted: 19 February 2014

Posted in: Pedestrian Injuries, Personal Injury, Wrongful & Accidental Death

A two-year-old girl has died and a woman has suffered serious injuries after the pair were discovered unconscious on a street in Bradford yesterday. West Yorkshire Police are urging people to come forward with any available information.  The couple were found on Delamere Street behind a property on Tuesday morning. Both were in a critical condition and were taken immediately to hospital: the 2-year-old girl died shortly after reaching the hospital. The woman, believed to be in her late thirties, is still in hospital receiving treatment for her injuries and remains in…

Boss of Sky Bicycle team wins damages after pothole crash

Posted: 20 September 2013

Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Pothole Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents

Team Sky cycling boss Fran Miller (34) has received undisclosed compensation from a council after her bike hit a pothole, leaving her with multiple injuries. The accident occurred on Oldham’s high street in 2010 where she was thrown off her bike after swerving to avoid a pothole. The accident left her with multiple broken bones, including fractures in her jaw, cheek and fingers, and a few of her teeth were knocked out. The claim has been settled against Oldham Council for their major road defects, said her lawyers. Oldham Council argued that there…

Tyre importance re-evaluated following Bestival crash deaths

Posted: 17 July 2013

Posted in: Bus Accidents, Public Transport, Road Traffic Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death

Following a fatal crash last September, a coroner is to urge the government to re-evaluate the dangers of ignored vehicle tyre age. The crash involved a coach returning from the popular music festival on the Isle of Wight, when one of the 20-year-old tyres burst on the busy A3 in Surrey. Three of the passengers were killed and the others sustained serious injuries. The driver, Colin Daulby (63) and passengers Kerry Odgen (23) and Michael Molloy (18) were killed in the road traffic accident. The Merseypride Travel coach was full of friends who…

Cyclists at risk from construction vehicles

Posted: 14 March 2013

Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents

The dangers of travelling on Britain’s roads are well documented, but some groups of road users can face a higher degree of risk than others. The latest road casualty figures from the Department for Transport show that pedestrians, pedal and motorcyclists are amongst the most vulnerable users of our roads. Casualty figures The statistics show that in the year ending September 2012: The number of pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists killed or seriously injured increased by 6, 8 and 4% respectively compared to the previous year.This that means 6,040 pedestrians, 3,270…

Brake welcomes move to scrap 80mph plans

Posted: 26 February 2013

Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents

Road safety charity Brake has strongly welcomed news reported in The Financial Times that Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin is resolved to cancel proposals for 80mph motorways, although an official announcement may not be made until later in the year. However, the Department for Transport has said it will be going ahead with trials nonetheless, to which Brake is opposed. Brake is part of the NO to 80 coalition, which opposes government proposals to increase speed limits to 80mph on motorways, arguing that it will result in more violent deaths and…

Drivers urged to pledge ‘not a drop, not a drag’

Posted: 5 December 2012

Posted in: Car Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents

Road safety charity Brake has urged all drivers to commit to ‘not a drop, not a drag’ when driving this festive period. The call comes as the Association of Chief Police Officers launches its annual festive drink and drug driving enforcement campaign. During last year’s campaign, English and Welsh police forces stopped and tested 157,000 drivers, making 7,200 arrests. According to Brake, in 2011, one in seven road deaths in Great Britain involved drink drivers over the current 80mg limit. Around 280 deaths and 1,290 serious injuries occurred when someone…

Whiplash Injury Compensation

Posted in: Neck Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents, Whiplash Injuries

It is important that you contact our personal injury solicitors** at Personal Injury Claims Bradford if you have suffered a whiplash injury as a result of a road traffic accident or otherwise. Failing to do so as soon as possible may result in you being unable to claim the maximum amount of compensation to which you may be entitled. Our lawyers  will be able to explain the process of whiplash injury compensation. Whiplash injuries are most commonly the result of a road traffic accident. However, whiplash may be caused in…

Road Traffic Accident Injuries

Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents

Road traffic accidents, as the title suggests, are accidents involving all vehicles on the road (and pedestrians) including: cars, vans, lorries, motorbikes, mopeds and bicycles. If you have suffered an injury following a road traffic accident that was not your fault then you could be entitled to make a claim for compensation against the negligent party’s insurance company. We work on a No Win No Fee* basis. Victims of road traffic accidents are entitled to claim compensation because road users have a duty of care towards each other’s health and…