Children Injured on the Road
It is an alarming statistic that road traffic accidents are the leading cause of child death in England with 71 child pedestrians being killed and a dreadful total of 25,523 children injured throughout 2006. It is perhaps not surprising to learn that nearly 20% of all child pedestrian casualties happen on the school journey. According to road safety charity Brake, someone under 20 is killed or injured on our roads every eight minutes and it gets worse during the dark winter months.
At Bond Pearce we recognise that an accident involving a child has a huge impact on the lives of everyone in the family. No matter how minor or severe the injury, the experience can take its toll. We know that compensation can never replace that which has been lost and we work with you, your child and their medical team to ensure that their needs are met and that early rehabilitation can start as soon as possible. Where an injury is severe, compensation can be a lifeline to help you and your child re-build your lives. Most importantly for the most serious of injuries compensation can ensure that your child's care and needs are met for the rest of their life and after you are gone.
If you think you may have a case for compensation contact us and seek specialist advice from one of our road traffic accident lawyers. You can either fill out our online enquiry form, request a call back or call us direct on 0800 915 4650.
Cases involving children injured on the road particularly where they have been hit by a driver can be complex. It can be difficult to prove that a driver was wholly to blame, especially where the child was not supervised by an adult and there were no independent witnesses. Special considerations apply to claims on behalf of children. It is necessary to appoint a 'Litigation Friend', usually a relative, to look after the interests of the child and any compensation must be approved by the court. Defendant insurers often allege that an injured child was wholly or partly to blame for running out into the path of their car. The law recognises that children are less capable of taking care for their own safety than adults and generally, the older the child the higher the degree of care that is expected of them.
Bond Pearce solicitors have helped many parents in these distressing cases over several decades and our professional expertise is second to none.
