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Claim for an Accident Involving an Uninsured Driver

Posted in: Car Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents

Have you been involved in a car accident with an uninsured driver in Manchester? If so, we are here to help you today. Our team of dedicated road traffic accident claim solicitors know how to recover you the compensation that you rightly deserve. We strongly believe that you should not have to bear the burden of another driver’s irresponsibility, so we work with you to see you compensated for any damage and injuries that you have suffered. Starting Your Uninsured Driver Accident Claim Because you have been involved in an…

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…

Construction worker awarded over £300,000

Posted: 12 April 2016

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

A construction worker who was very seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident whilst travelling to work has been awarded over £300,000 in compensation. The accident occurred when a female driver travelling in the other direction lost control of her car and veered into the path of the worker. The female driver sadly lost her life as a result of the accident. The injured man was taken to hospital by ambulance, where it was found that he was suffering from multiple fractures and injuries. The victim, who was in this 50s, sustained…

Motorcyclist wins £130,000 following accident

Posted: 4 April 2016

Posted in: Arm Injury, Hip Injuries, Leg Injuries, Motorcycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents, Shoulder Injuries

A motorcyclist has been awarded compensation of £130,000 following a serious accident involving a van. The rider was thrown from his bike when a van pulled out from a side road into his path, causing him to carry out an emergency stop. He was then thrown on to the road, causing him to sustain injuries all over. He sustained fractures to his right leg, left shoulder, clavicle and left wrist and injured his right hip. The claimant had to undergo emergency surgery to his left arm and right knee. After the surgery,…

Legal battle for injured toddler in car accident

Posted: 7 March 2016

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

A legal bid for compensation has been launched by the lawyers of a toddler who was left with extremely serious injuries following a tragic car crash in which her mother was killed.  Cora-Lynn Kelley-Mattock of Aberporth, Ceredigion, was two at the time her 19-year-old mother, Josephine, lost control of her Volkswagen Polo in Llandygwydd in 2013. The young mother sustained brain injuries and died of her injuries on Boxing Day, 3 days after the accident. Cora-Lynn, now aged four, sustained very serious head injuries which has left her severely disabled. Details of the…

Accident on crossing despite complaints

Posted: 1 March 2016

Posted in: Arm Injury, Foot Injuries, Motorcycle Accidents, Pedestrian Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents

A Blackburn teenager has been taken to hospital on Monday following a collision with a motorcyclist whilst crossing the road on a zebra crossing. Commenting on the incident, Meadowhead ward councillor, Konrad Tapp, confirmed that concerns were raised several years ago when the crossing was converted from traffic lights to a zebra crossing on the road. Campaigns were ignored, with protesters claiming that the zebra crossing was not adequate in Gib Lane, near St Bede’s School. The teenager was crossing the road at 8.10am on Monday morning when the accident occurred. ‘fractured…

British airways passenger sues

Posted: 12 January 2016

Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Public Transport, Whiplash Injuries

A passenger that suffered serious injuries after a bag fell onto them from an overhead compartment is suing air travel giants British Airways. 45-year-old Wayne Herbert from north London had been travelling on the US-bound plane when a fellow passenger’s travel bag fell onto his head as the plane waited to take off. He claims he suffered serious whiplash injuries as a result of the incident. The accident happened on 28 October last year, but Mr Herbert claims that he still suffers from anxiety following the “traumatic” incident. It was…

Former HGV driver wins £225k compensation

Posted: 21 December 2015

Posted in: Medical Negligence, Road Traffic Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries

A man has been awarded £225k in compensation after two GPs failed to spot the nerve damage that left him with limited mobility and in permanent pain. 54-year-old Martyn Wall, a former HGV driver from Marnhull near Sturminster Newton, suffered a back injury five years ago while repositioning road signs in a lorry. He suffered Cauda Equina Syndrome and irreversible nerve damage. Mr Wall blames his current condition on the two GPs that failed to recognise the severity of his injuries. He claims that the two Dorset GPs that saw…

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…

Study suggests that cyclists wearing helmets take more risks

Posted: 16 November 2015

Posted in: Bicycle Accidents

A recent study carried out by psychologists at the University of Bath suggests that where helmets are meant to keep cyclists safer on the roads, it actually results in cyclists being more daring, and even unsafe. Where different studies have suggested this before, the University of Bath has come forward with material evidence, showing that by wearing a helmet, you are actually increasing your overall level of danger. The experiment found that as soon as you clip on a well-designed, foam-lined helmet, you immediately feel safer about getting on your…

Manchester second highest for pothole accident claims

Posted: 27 September 2015

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

According to recently released data, Manchester stands as the city that had the second highest number of accident claims filed against its council in 2014 for pothole-related injuries. The information showed Birmingham to be the number one city in the UK for pothole-related claims, followed by Manchester and then Newcastle. It was found that Manchester City Council received over 3,500 complaints over potholes in 2013/14, only marginally fewer than those received by Trafford in the Greater Manchester area, (over 3,880 complaints). Manchester’s residents complained that the condition of many of…

Grieving mothers brand bereavement compensation system ‘unjust’

Posted: 23 September 2015

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

The mothers of two teenage girls, who were both killed in a car accident last year, have described the bereavement compensation system as “unjust” after they were awarded £13,000 for the loss of their daughters. 16-year-olds Megan Storey and Jordanna Goodwin were both killed, alongside three other teenagers, when the car they had been travelling in collided with another during a Saturday night trip to the fast food restaurant McDonalds. The group of friends had been in a blue Toyota Corolla when the driver ‘lost control’ in Conisbrough, South Yorkshire.…

£10,000 payout for injured teen riding Motorcycle

Posted: 21 August 2015

Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Motorcycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents, Shoulder Injuries

An eighteen-year-old girl from Doncaster has been awarded £10,000 in compensation for her injuries after a farmer left a country road covered in mud, resulting in her being thrown off her motorbike. Carrie Dickinson had been on her motorbike only a few miles away from her home in Belton when the accident happened nearly two years ago. It was heard that she had left college early to visit her dad, but mud on one of the country roads caused her wheels to lose traction, and she lost control of her bike.…

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…

Driver awarded compensation following head-on collision

Posted: 25 June 2015

Posted in: Car Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents

37-year-old Nick Brancher has been awarded compensation after he was involved in a head-on collision with another car in April 2013. It was heard that Mr Brancher had been driving along the A38 in Glynn Valley when he collided with a car that swerved from the other side of the road. He had dropped his 9-year-old daughter off only minutes before the accident happened. The accident left Mr Brancher with a neck injury, a fracture to his right elbow and extensive bruising to his ribs. He said that the soft…

Cyclist wins multi-million pound compensation package

Posted: 24 June 2015

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

A cyclist from Tunbridge Wells has been awarded a multi-million pound compensation package after an accident whilst cycling left her in a “minimally conscious state”. 62-year-old office administrator Fenella Sinclair had been riding her bicycle home from work when she was involved in a serious collision with a car in July 2011. The accident left her with severe brain injuries and multiple skull fractures. Four years following the accident, she relies on 24-hour care and still suffers pain. Mrs Sinclair’s daughter and friend Rebecca Da Silva Lima, who succeeded in…

Family seek compensation over F1 crash

Posted: 28 May 2015

Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents, Sporting Injuries, Workplace Injuries, Wrongful & Accidental Death

The family of a Formula 1 test driver that died a year after a serious crash is considering claiming for compensation. Maria De Villota lost her right eye while testing for Marussia at Duxford Airfield in July 2012.  Only one year later, she died, aged 33. Earlier this week the Health and Safety Executive said that no action would be taken against Marussia for the accident. The family, however, said that they would conduct a full analysis of the report to “evaluate the next legal steps to claim the corresponding…

Parents call for trailer MOTs

Posted: 10 April 2015

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

Distraught parents, Scott and Donna Hussey, have called for trailers to undergo MOTs after their son, Freddie, died from fatal head injuries when he was hit by an uncoupled trailer. The driver of the Land Rover pulling the trailer, 37-year-old Tony Davies from Hallen near Bristol, was given 200 hours of community service and disqualified from driving for 6 months by a Bristol Crown Court judge. Despite the outrage of the Husseys, declaring the sentence a “joke” and Davies as “scum”, Judge Geoffrey Mercer stated that there was “no suggestion” that…

Public Transport Accidents in Manchester – Claim Compensation

Posted in: Public Transport, Road Traffic Accidents

Have you ever been involved in an accident on Public Transport in the Manchester area? Did the accident result in you suffering a personal injury? If so, you could be entitled to financial compensation. At Accident Claims Manchester, we regularly handle claims for compensation regarding injuries sustained following accidents on public transport. If you believe you are entitled to compensation, speak to us about how we could help you. Many people believe that if they are involved in a road traffic accident on public transport, they will not be able to seek…

Car Accidents in Manchester – Compensation Claim Solicitors

Posted in: Car Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents

We have been handling compensation claims for injuries sustained in car accidents for many years, and have a successful track record in securing significant financial awards for our clients. Our team appreciate that being involved in a road traffic accident can have a terrible impact on people, both physically and mentally. We use our expertise to help make the job of recovering from a car accident a little easier. In line with FCA Regulations, you are entitled – if you fulfil the necessary criteria – to make a claim for…

Compensation for injured cameraman

Posted: 30 January 2015

Posted in: Foot Injuries, Leg Injuries, Medical Negligence, Motorcycle Accidents, Workplace Injuries

An “inspirational” cameraman has been awarded a “substantial” compensation package after filming the moment that a motorbike crashed into him. 52-year-old Noel Greaves-Lord, from Worthing, had been filming from a pavement in Cannes, France, when a motorcyclist lost control and skidded into him while coming round a bend. He had to undergo several operations to fix his fractured ankle, but after contracting MRSA – an antibiotic resistant bacterial infection – doctors advised that amputation was the safest option. During his extremely successful career, Mr Greaves-Lord covered extensive national and international…

£70,000 paid out over pothole damage

Posted: 7 December 2014

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

Suffolk County Council has been forced to pay out £70,000 to pothole damage claimants over the last two years. This data was released following a Freedom of Information request, which showed that the council had received 173 for the financial year 2012/13 and 353 last year.  Of these claims, 24 were successful in 2012/13, and 54 were successful last year. Despite this rise, the amount paid by the council has dramatically decreased, with £56,576 paid out in 2012/13, compared to only £12,302 last year.  A spokeswoman from the council said…

Compensation scam uncovered

Posted: 30 September 2014

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

A whiplash scam was recently uncovered after a lorry’s on-board video footage was released, showing that the car swerved out in front of the lorry intentionally.  The driver of the car filled out four whiplash claims for the individual passengers, totalling £75,000, following the supposed ‘accident’.  The lorry’s on-board footage, however, clearly shows the Ford Galaxy swerving across three lanes of traffic on the M25 to be hit by the HGV. The managing director of the camera-provider, Simon Marsh, said that there had been a huge growth in demand for…

Mother makes plea to drivers

Posted: 14 August 2014

Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death

The mother of two girls that died while travelling in a badly maintained car has made a plea to all drivers to look after their vehicles properly.  10-year-old Tamzin and 7-year-old Jessica Portor from Lincolnshire had been on their way to the cinema when the accident happened in 2012. It was heard at an inquest in King’s Lynn that the Ford Focus they had been travelling in had very low tyre treads. The partner of the girls’ father, Marie Easter, had been driving the car at the time of the accident.…

Aircraft engineer wins £600k

Posted: 27 July 2014

Posted in: Arm Injury, Faulty Work Equipment, Leg Injuries, Public Transport, Workplace Injuries

An engineer at Manchester Airport has been awarded a £600,000 payout after the tyre he was inflating was blown up at a pressure 14x higher than expected by faulty equipment. Hendrik Donkers endured a four-year legal battle following the accident, in which he lost both his arm and a leg, before compensation was offered. The father of one had been inflating a tyre that significantly over-inflated due to faulty equipment, causing it to explode on the tarmac. Lufthansa and UK firm Storm Aviation – who provided Mr Donkers with the faulty…

£3m payout to lollipop lady

Posted: 7 April 2014

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

A lollipop lady has finally won compensation following an accident that happened in 2011.  The South Sheilds lollipop lady Eleanor Harman has struggled to win compensation since the devastating accident, but has finally been successful due to the finding of crucial CCTV footage.  The footage clearly shows the 61-year-old being mown down by a car on the school run.  Mrs Harman suffered a severe brain injury in the accident, and now requires constant care. The driver of the vehicle, Margaret Boyles, initially denied liability and was given a £90 fine.…

Compensation for Motorcycle Accidents In Manchester

Posted in: Motorcycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents

Accident Claims Manchester has an expert team of injury solicitors** who understand that being involved in a motorcycle accident can be a very painful experience, both mentally and physically. A motorbike accident can have devastating consequences, and can result in injuries such as arm injuries, leg injuries, spinal injuries, neck and head injuries. If you believe that you could be entitled to compensation, speak to a member of our team and find out whether you should make a claim. Motorcycle Accidents Unfortunately, motorbike accidents are a common occurrence. However, many people feel…

Road Traffic Accident Claims in Manchester

Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents

Road traffic accidents can lead to very serious injuries, and the law provides that any victim of a road traffic accident can make a claim for compensation against the guilty party. Most road traffic accidents are not intentional and are caused by negligence; nevertheless, a claim for compensation can be made via our Manchester personal injury claims solicitors** as there is a duty of care on road users to take care and not to compromise the health and safety of other road users. Most people associate road traffic accidents with…

Man’s death triggers speed reduction

Posted: 4 December 2013

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

The speed limit of a stretch of road in Cambridgeshire has been temporarily reduced after six accidents were reported there in a window of six days; in one of which a man died. Keith Pettitt (50), from Deene Thorpe, was pulled out of the River Nene off North Bank, Whitlesey from his Skoda Octavia on Monday.  Police believe that his body could have been in the water for the last week. Peterborough City Council has reduced the speed limit of the road from 60mph to 40mph as a temporary measure…

Birthday spent with lifesaving doctor

Posted: 4 November 2013

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

After Benjamin Haughton, a 16-year-old cyclist, collided with a Land Rover in July, he has since celebrated his birthday with the doctor who helped save his life. Benjamin Haughton had been running an errand for his Mother when the accident occurred, and had to be immediately airlifted to hospital. Dr Simon Lewis, a volunteer with Magpas Helimedix Service, assisted after finding Mr Haughton on top of the vehicle with “life-threatening injuries”. Originally from Hartest near Bury St Edmunds, Mr Haughton was flown directly to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, where he received immediate…

Injured cyclist thanks first responder

Posted: 23 September 2013

Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries

38-year-old cyclist Jenni Stewart has thanked a community first responder for his help after she took a terrible fall from her bike, leaving her with a severe back injury. The accident occurred when Ms Stewart and her partner Steve Smith were returning home from a 25-mile bike ride down Dalby Road in Leicester, and she was thrown over her handlebars while travelling at 26mph. After the fall, Ms Stewart crawled into the side of the road to avoid cars, when luckily, a motorist stopped.  Her partner said he heard a noise…

Injured cyclists need more help

Posted: 27 August 2013

Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Hip Injuries, Neck Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents

After Dag Lindberg suffered a collision with a lorry earlier in the year, his girlfriend has called for an increase in support to be available to injured cyclists and their families.  Mr. Lindberg had been cycling to a model casting on a ‘Boris Bike’ when a lorry turned and collided with him on the 19th of April. He said: “I got the last two back wheels over my body, crushing my hip and my pelvis”.  He also sustained injuries to his neck, 14 of his ribs were broken, his collarbone was…

Charity ride for injured cyclist left in coma

Posted: 11 August 2013

Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents

An organised charity cycle in Huddersfield saw a turn out in the hundreds as people from across Yorkshire raised money to support an injured cyclist who was left in a coma following a collision with a car last week.   John Radford (69) is currently still in a critical condition after his incident on the Huddersfield Road in New Mill.  Mr. Radford’s two daughters organised the event to raise money for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance service, which took their father to hospital following the collision.  One of his daughters, Helen…

Cycling Accidents Compensation Claims in Manchester

Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents

Research has shown that the number of cycling accidents is ever-increasing. In fact, according to ROSPA, almost twenty thousand cyclists were killed or injured in those accidents that were reported, with 15% of these accidents resulting in fatality or serious injury. In addition to this, it is estimated that many cycling accidents are not reported, something which means that there are an even higher number of cycling accidents each year. If you have suffered an injury as a result of an accident whilst cycling, it is important that you speak…

Injured man receives £81,500 after horse was killed by car

Posted: 3 August 2013

Posted in: Knee Injury, Road Traffic Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries, Sporting Injuries

Richard Clutterbuck has been awarded with £81,500 from an insurance settlement after being hit by a car when riding his horse along the roadside. Mr Clutterbuck’s suffered a fractured spine in the accident, yet his horse Linford died instantly. The horse was hit when a car attempted to overtake another car, which had slowed down to pass them. Mr Clutterbuck had been riding alongside his wife, Gillian, and her horse Poppy down Braybrooke Road, Great Oxendon, in August 2010. When realising that the car on the opposite side of the road was going…

Tourist craft sinks

Posted: 17 June 2013

Posted in: Public Place Accidents, Public Transport

This is not the first time that a ‘Yellow Duckmarine’ has sunk in the last year, yet members of the public have again found themselves at risk when getting on one of these tourist crafts.  After being banned in March, three of the vehicles were re-declared safe in May – however, this was obviously not the case as twenty-seven people were treated in hospital following another craft-related incident a few days ago.  These bright yellow bus-boats are a popular tourist activity in Liverpool’s Albert Dock as even the Queen had…

UK is ‘Whiplash Capital of Europe’, say insurers

Posted: 25 April 2013

Posted in: Neck Injuries, Whiplash Injuries

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has published research criticising the number of whiplash claims in the UK. Eight in ten personal injury claims following road traffic accidents are now for alleged whiplash, it says. The ABI has submitted its findings to the Transport Select Committee inquiry into whiplash. This reveals that:  In the UK 78% of personal injury claims following road accidents are for whiplash, twice the average percentage of whiplash claims across Europe. It compares to 30% in France and Denmark, 31% in Spain, 35% in the Netherlands…

Injury claims plans allow insurers to call the shots

Posted: 19 March 2013

Posted in: Whiplash Injuries

In response to insurance industry proposals for handling whiplash claims, Karl Tonks, president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL), has claimed that insurance companies are going to ‘do the best for themselves’ and pay less than the fair level of compensation to injured people in the small claims court. “Insurers want to deal with claims on their own terms, which is why injured people must be represented,” he said. “Government proposals to force claims through the small claims court will result in injured people on their own in…

Cyclists at risk from construction vehicles

Posted: 12 February 2013

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

Transport for London (TfL) has recently published findings of the first independent review into construction logistics and cyclist safety. The report was commissioned after figures revealed a worrying number of road traffic collisions involving construction vehicles. Of the 16 cyclist fatalities in London in 2011, nine involved heavy goods vehicles and seven of these were construction vehicles. The independent review outlined 12 recommendations, including: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) should look at extending regulations that govern the reporting of on road collisions, with the report saying “…HSE should extend…

Government to reconsider RTA portal extension date

Posted: 9 January 2013

Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents

The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has welcomed news that the implementation date of the extended road traffic accident claims process is to be reconsidered by the Secretary of State for Justice. The association has been informed that, as a result of the pre-judicial review process, the Secretary of State will consider afresh when the extended protocol will be implemented. “We have said from the outset that we do not object in principle to the introduction of changes which speed up and improve the civil justice system for the…

Medico-legal reporting agencies launch new industry accreditation

Posted: 11 December 2012

Posted in: Whiplash Injuries

A new ‘kite mark’ of independence for medical experts has been developed by two of the country’s main medico legal reporting agencies. Premex Group and Premier Medical Group have endorsed the newly created Certificate in Medical Reporting, so that instructing parties receive the added reassurance of an accreditation promising the very highest standards and professional integrity of those to whom it is awarded. Stuart Sheehy, Managing Director at Premier Medical Group, explained: “We know the medico-legal experts both our companies use do a great job and uphold the highest standards…

Record damages awarded following car accident

Posted: 22 November 2012

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

A 17-year-old girl has been awarded compensation worth around £23million following a car crash in 2009 that killed her mother and left Agnes Collier and her brother Rufus seriously injured, reports the Independent. The accident happened when a motorist pulled out of a side road, causing the car driven by 48-year-old Karen Hood to be hit by a lorry. Rufus has since recovered from the accident, but Agnes was left with no use of her legs and limited use of her arms. Her compensation will be paid as a lump…

Whiplash Injury Compensation in Manchester

Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents, Whiplash Injuries

Whiplash is the name given to a particular type of injury to the neck. It is a result of a sudden force to the neck, resulting in the neck being stretched and strained. Whiplash is a common result of car crashes, but can also be caused by sports injuries and falls. If you have suffered whiplash then you can make a compensation claim against the negligent party i.e., the other driver’s insurance company. This is because drivers have a duty of care towards the health and safety of other road…