£3,000 PAYMENT FOR PERSONAL INJURY COMPENSATION CLAIM FOLLOWING BRIDGE ACCIDENT
October 13th, 2008 by HinchliffesA 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 2nd and 3rd 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.


