Common personal injuries related to road accidents
When involved in a road accident there are a
variety of personal injuries that individuals may suffer.
Personal injuries are even sustained when people take
preventative measures such as wearing seatbelts or installing airbags in their cars although the severity of these
injuries may be lessened. Some injuries such as whiplash injury may not be
apparent straight away. Some injuries may be more serious than others. Some injuries may even be fatal.
Here are details of four personal injuries commonly associated with road accidents:
Whiplash
injury: when the impact of a car crash jolts the head the
ligaments in the neck are strained in a stretching reflex which aims to protect the neck and back from further
injuries. Headaches, neck and shoulder pain can last for a few weeks or months but are rarely long-term.
Chest injury: during a car
accident the body is often forced forwards and it is common for those sitting in the front to sustain injuries to the
chest. Airbags can lesson the severity of these injuries.
Leg injuries: these are very common in motorcycle or bicycle accidents where riders are thrown from their bikes and suffer fractures or breaks to the leg
area. In car accidents the front passenger can hit their knees
on the dash board and sustain personal injuries that may
need surger
You can make a personal injury compensation
claim for pain and suffering, loss of earnings and medical costs as a result of your injury. We have a no win no fee policy which means that you will be free from your legal
costs. We even guarantee that you will receive 100% of your compensation.
*A replacement vehicle can usually be supplied within 4-6 working hours, where there is an admission of liability from the other person’s insurance company. If this person is not known, their insurance details are not known, they are uninsured or there is a potential dispute over who caused the accident, a replacement vehicle cannot be provided.
