£3,000 PAYMENT FOR PERSONAL INJURY COMPENSATION CLAIM FOLLOWING BRIDGE ACCIDENT

A rambler who suffered injuries when walking on a rickety footbridge has won £3,000 in her accident compensation claim.  Mrs B Green was walking along a public footpath at Combe Haven Valley Nature Reserve, and as she went over a wooden bridge a section of the planking collapsed.

As a result of the accident Mrs Green suffered factures to her 2^nd and 3^rd metatarsals, cuts to her shin and bruising to her groin.

The local council defended the accident claim, stating that she should have seen the defect and stepped over it.  However, they admitted having no formal inspection regime for the bridge as it was in a rural location.

COMMENT:-

Footbridges and styles that form part of public footpaths are often overlooked by Councils and private landowners when considering their duty of maintenance.  It is wrongly felt that because of the country location a failure to prevent them falling into a poor and dangerous condition will not result in any liability should an accident happen.

It is true that liability may be avoided for an accident claim where someone suffers a trip or slip on a country footpath as they ought to be aware of their surroundings and take special care.  However, they should expect to be kept safe when using specific features such a bridge or style, which has been highlighted in this case.

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This entry was posted on Monday, October 13th, 2008 at 4:02 pm and is filed under ALL NEWS ITEMS, Holiday accidents, Sports accidents, Trips and slips.