Falling In Public
Each year, thousands of people suffer from unnecessary accidents resulting in injuries such as twisted ankles, broken knees and cuts and bruises. These slip, trip and fall accidents usually occur due to pavements and roads, which have not been maintained properly, putting the safety of pedestrians and cyclists at risk.
It's a legal requirement of the Local Authority to take care of pavements, roads and pedestrian walkways in their area. However, to no real fault of the Local Authorities, they often have a limited budget for resolving these issues, sometimes cracks in the pavement and potholes in the road have to go unattended to for weeks, sometimes months. This is largely due to unforeseen circumstances which generally can't be budgeted for.
Therefore, it is due to negligence on the Local Authorities part that these roads and walkways fall into disrepair.
Injured By Tripping Or Falling
If you are injured as a result of tripping or falling on one of these broken pavements or potholes then you are well within your rights to seek compensation from the Local Authority for the accident, after all it'd most likely never have happened if the roads and pavements were properly maintained in the first place.
At Network Claims we would do everything in our power to get you the compensation you deserve from the Local Authority. We'll usually be able to get money based on loss of earnings due to injury and undue pain and suffering.
Every case is different and in order to receive compensation it has to be proven that the injuries caused to you were as a result of the Local Authorities negligence, but this is usually apparent by the state of disrepair at the site of the accident.
If you have suffered an injury as a result of neglected pavements and walkways and would like to claim compensation, contact one of our specialist advisers to discuss your individual case on 0800 021 7759 today.
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