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Will an accident claim follow motorcycle crash in Hartlepool?

03 September 2010

Police in Hartlepool are keen to speak to the driver of a transit van following a motorcycle accident in which the teenage rider was injured.The 18-year-old suffered a broken bone in his ankle after he came off his bike along the...

Company director prosecuted after accident at work

02 September 2010

An accident at work in which a worker fell 30 feet from scaffolding has resulted in prosecution of the firm responsible and its director.JBB Homes was fined £20,000 after pleading guilty to breaching health and safety regulations...

Two die in motorcycle accident

01 September 2010

Two men were killed at the weekend (Sunday August 29th) in a motorcycle accident in Lincolnshire.Driving a red Honda CBR, Jonathan Kiely and his passenger Corby Glen, 43 and 31 years old respectively, died at the scene on the A52...

Traffic accident risk highlighted by poor driving habits

27 July 2010

An accident claim resulting from a traffic accident caused by someone eating or drinking at the wheel could be more likely than most people realise, new research suggests.Over half of drivers (53 per cent) admit to eating or drinking...

Does sledding increase accident claims risk?

24 August 2010

There is a high risk of traffic accidents and even brain damage faced by sledders playing on the roads during winter time, research suggests.Collisions account for the majority of sledding accidents recorded by the Centre for Injury...

Accident Claims: Fundraiser held for Wiltshire victim

23 August 2010

The victim of a traffic accident who was left paralysed from the chest down has prompted a massive fundraising effort by friends. Friends of Catherine Kouam, from Wiltshire, managed to raise more than £6,000 to support her recovery,...

Company bosses fined for accident at work

31 August 2010

An accident at work has seen two company heads prosecuted and fined after an employee has the ends of two fingers severed. The worker was operating a hydraulic press that crushed his fingers in the incident at Lupton Fabrications,...

AA calls for salt reserves to avoid traffic accident chaos

29 July 2010

The AA has urged immediate action build up salt reserves to limit traffic accidents in the winter.In response to the Winter Resilience Review that highlighted the potential threat of accident claims emerging from lack of preparation...

Motorcycle traffic accident claims life

26 July 2010

Fears over accident claims and motorbike safety were raised after a man was killed in a motorcycle accident in Northern Ireland.A 41-year-old biker was killed in a collision with two other vehicles on the Crumlin Road on the outskirts...

Olympic rower Cracknell in traffic accident

23 July 2010

The Olympic gold-medallist James Cracknell is in hospital after a traffic accident left the 38-year-old with a fractured skull.He is said to be in a stable condition after the accident with a truck near the city of Winslow in Arizona...

Review urges action on ice accident claims

28 July 2010

The risk of accident claims resulting from icy pavements could be tempered by the government issuing guidelines on clearing snow and ice from pavements, it has been claimed.This is just one of several measures to improve the UK's...

'Keep tyres inflated to reduce traffic accident risk'

18 August 2010

Motorists who drive on under-inflated tyres could be risking a traffic accident and even an accident claim.According to Cooper Tire Europe, drivers have to make sure their tyres are fully inflated before heading off on holiday this...

Will police investigation prove crucial to potential accident claims case?

27 August 2010

Police are investigating a traffic accident in Motherwell after a boy was hospitalised following a collision with a bus full of passengers.There is suspicion that the 15-year-old was playing a game of 'chicken' with passing...

Traffic accident 'will affect one child in every class'

19 August 2010

A traffic accident will hurt or kill one child in every 27, less than the size of an average class, a new report reveals.Over the course of a single year, one child in every 427 will be injured in a road traffic accident in the UK.The...

Accident at work sees firm fined

20 August 2010

A firm has been fined after an accident at work left an employee in a full leg cast for six weeks.ACP (Concrete) Ltd was fined £15,000 and ordered to pay over £6,000 in costs by Workington Magistrates' Court after...

Accident at work leads to McVities fine

02 August 2010

An accident at work that caused a worker to lose two fingers has ended with biscuit producer McVities being fined £10,000 for negligence.The company admitted to breaching section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act after...

FO report highlights accident claims abroad

16 July 2010

Brits on their holidays could be making more accident claims, after a new report shows that more people are getting into trouble abroad.The Foreign Office's (FO) latest British Behaviour Abroad report shows that many Brits are getting...

Accident claims fears for motorway light switch-off

19 July 2010

Fear have been raised over potential traffic accidents and accident claims after the Highways Agency announced a stretch of motorway would have its lights turned off late at night.The quango, which is responsible for administering...

Potential accident claim as worker loses finger

22 July 2010

An accident claim could be one result of an accident at work that left an employee off the job for six months.The worker at Pinguin Food's Boston site lost a finger after his hand was crushed when he tried to straighten some boxes...

Firms fined over £9m for accident at work

21 July 2010

An accident at work that could have caused burns and broken bones to people near the incident has resulted in five firms being fined £9.5 million.The Buncefield oil depot explosion in Hertfordshire in 2005 injured 43 people in...