Pedestrians Accident Claims
All types of road traffic accidents (RTA) can cause serious personal injury; whether you are the driver, passenger or in this case a pedestrian; however pedestrians may be one of the most at risk groups when it comes to road traffic accidents and as a result drivers owe a duty of care to pedestrians so if this duty of care is broken and as a pedestrian you are injured you may be able to make a claim for compensation.
Statistically pedestrians account for 12% of all the people injured as the result of a road traffic accident each year in Britain and sadly they account for 21% of all fatalities when it comes to road traffic accidents. The circumstances in which road traffic accidents occur can vary greatly. They include situations where drivers have not seen pedestrians and pedestrians have crossed the road between traffic and where vehicles have been travelling too fast for the road conditions or the area that they are travelling within. If a driver caused injury to a pedestrian due to speeding then they won’t just be facing a compensation claim against them but they could also be facing criminal charges.
In cases of road traffic accidents involving pedestrians the cause of the accident has to be established. In some cases the cause of the accident may lie with the pedestrian if they had not crossed at a designated crossing or if you are a pedestrian who has stepped out into the road without looking, the cause of the accident could then lie with you. In cases such as these you may not be able to claim for compensation.
If you do feel that the fault of the accident was the drivers then you could be entitled to make a claim for compensation, so if you are planning to make a claim for compensation then it is important that you gather as much information at the scene as you can to aid your claim for compensation.
Some examples of when pedestrians make a claim for compensation is if they have crossed the road at pedestrian crossing and been struck by a car or if they have been hit by a speeding car as well as if they went to cross the road when it was clear and a distracted driver didn’t see the pedestrian from a distance.
However the road traffic accident happened you should contact us today if you were injured as a pedestrian and feel that the accident was caused through no fault of your own. We will then assess you case and possibly pursue your claim for compensation.
Contact us today to find out more information about making a claim for compensation if you have been injured as a pedestrian in the last three years.
