Pages On: Accidents and Sickness Abroad
Holidays are a great way for us to rest, recuperate, and get a break from everyday lives. However, it’s not uncommon for holidaymakers to be let down by their travel provider, and have their holiday ruined. If a company you have booked with doesn’t properly assess the safety of the accommodation, people can be prone to bugs and other illnesses, especially where food hygiene is concerned. There is also great risk of accidents abroad, where warnings may not be translated, of the health and safety laws not as comprehensive as our own. If you suffered in any way whilst being on holiday abroad, you may be entitled to claim compensation. But there is only a two-year window, as opposed to the three-year window in other personal injury claims.
Holidaymaker requires stitches following aeroplane toilet incident
Posted: 24 April 2016
Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Head and Brain Injuries, Leg Injuries, Neck Injuries, Public Transport, Spine & Back Injuries
A 55-year-old holidaymaker from Forest Hall in Newcastle required 14 stitches to her head following a metal toilet cabinet falling on her head during a long-haul flight. The woman, who has remained unnamed, had been on holiday in Kuala Lumpur and was returning to Newcastle via Amsterdam when the accident occurred. The traveller, who passed out in the toilet, sustained injuries to her neck, back, coccyx and thigh. She also required both internal and external stitches to her head. The airline, Dutch company KLM, denied liability however offered to pay compensation of…
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British couple wins damages following accident abroad
Posted: 30 November 2015
Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Head and Brain Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries
A couple who had been working abroad as freelancers in Ethiopia have been awarded compensation after being involved in a serious road traffic collision. The couple had been travelling as passengers when the vehicle was involved in a head-on collision with another car. Both suffered severe injuries in the accident, including head and spinal injuries, and required emergency care in Addis Ababa before being repatriated to the UK by air ambulance. The case was taken to the High Court where both the Ethiopian and American defendants accepted the jurisdiction of…
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Holidaymaker seeks damages
Posted: 15 August 2015
Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Food Poisoning
24-year-old Jake Ankers has embarked on a battle for compensation after returning from a trip to a luxury holiday resort in Egypt with Salmonella. Mr Ankers had booked the all-inclusive trip to Sharm El Sheikh’s Sensatori Hotel through the tour operator Thomson Holidays, but was forced to return home with serious food poisoning. After developing severe symptoms, including abdominal pains, diarrhoea and a fever, he was forced to seek local medical attention. He was finally diagnosed with the bug upon returning from the trip, with symptoms so severe that he…
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Families injured in coach crash in France
Posted: 24 July 2015
Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Arm Injury, Bus Accidents, Hand Injuries, Public Transport, Road Traffic Accidents, Shoulder Injuries
Two families from West Lancashire have claimed for damages after a coach crash in France left them with severe personal injuries. The ten British passengers had been on a coach organised by tour operator Esprite Holidays when it crashed at the end of their skiing holiday. They had been travelling from La Rosiere to Chambéry Airport when the accident happened. Doctors informed them that they were lucky to have survived. It was heard that the coach swerved off the road and overturned whilst carrying 32 British passengers. 42-year-old Sarah Rothwell-Bowness…
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Holidaymaker awarded £30,000
Posted: 16 June 2015
Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Finger Injuries
A holidaymaker has been awarded compensation of £30,000 (€40,000) after losing the tip of his finger on a poolside lounger. 72-year-old Vincent Reid, a retired construction manager, had been on holiday with his wife at the Hotel Savoy Palace, Lake Garda, Italy in August 2012 when the accident happened. The holiday company that Mr Reid booked the weeklong trip through, Topflight, was sued for £30,000 under the 1995 Package Holidays and Travel Trade Act in the Dublin High Court. It was heard that the sun lounger was adjusted using the…
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Woman dies on Thomson holiday
Posted: 31 May 2015
Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Food Poisoning, Wrongful & Accidental Death
In 2012 a mother-of-two died after eating a sorbet on holiday in Greece, despite warning her travel provider and hotel of her food allergies. 50-year-old Amanda Thompson, from Rochdale in Greater Manchester, collapsed in the Rhodes hotel after consuming strawberry sorbet. It was heard in Rochdale Coroner’s Court that Mrs Thompson had warned the holiday provider, Thomson, that she was unable to eat milk, eggs or apples due to severe allergies. Mrs Thompson had been on holiday with her family when she suffered the anaphylactic shock. North Manchester coroner Simon…
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Couple blames Thomson for food poisoning abroad
Posted: 20 September 2014
Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Food Poisoning
A retired couple from Bristol has blamed travel company Thomson for the serious food poisoning they suffered with while on holiday in the Canary Islands. David and Lynne Fossey suffered serious gastroenteritis during their stay at ClubHotel Riu Oliva Beach Resort, Fuerteventura, and were left bed-bound for days. Mr Fossey said that the hotel had been run-down, with many of the meals being regularly left ‘uncovered’ and served ‘lukewarm’. The couple were both diagnosed with gastroenteritis by the resort doctor, suffering with symptoms such as severe stomach cramps, vomiting, diarrhoea…
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Accident Abroad – Claim Compensation For Injuries Outside The UK For Manchester Residents
Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Public Place Accidents
Suffering an accident abroad can be a horrible experience. Regardless of whether you are away on business or on holiday, an accident abroad will ruin your trip. It will leave you with the headache of amending your plans and seeking medical attention, all of which may have to be done in a foreign language, in a foreign culture, and within a foreign medical system. Accordingly, if you have suffered an accident abroad then you should consult with an experienced personal injury lawyer in Manchester upon your return who could help…
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