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My elderly neighbour tripped on a raised part of the road and suffered extensive facial injuries. Does she have a case for compensation?
My elderly neighbour tripped over a raised part of the road. The road surface has buckled and it is similar to a speed hump but it is a faulty surface. There is no marking on this hump as a warning. The hump is about one yard wide and stretches right across the full width of the road. A similar faulty part of the road only fifty yards away was repaired and levelled many months ago but this part has been left. My neighbour crashed face downwards and suffered extensive injuries to her face. I took her to the local hospital minor injuries dept and she had to return the next day and was later referred to our main hospital A & E dept. She suffered cuts and severe bruising and swelling to her nose, eyes, forehead, lips, and knees. She may have broken her nose and has now been referred to an ENT specialist at the end of May. To date she has had three visits to hospital, one visit to her GP, and has an appointment with an ENT specialist. I feel she has a clear case for compensation for her injuries.
Your neighbour should be able to make a successful claim for compensation from the Highways Authority and given the extent of her injuries she should certainly do so. We would be delighted to help her with this. I can ask one of our legal counsellors to call you to go through your neighbour's case in detail. The service is confidential, there are no costs associated with the call and there is no obligation of any kind. Please reply to this email if you want to use this service.
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