Car accident claim news
02/12/2010

Boys' families to claim damages

The Free Church of Scotland is facing a car accident claim from the families of two Peruvian boys who were killed in a Highlands crash while apparently under the care of the church.

The parents of both boys have asked personal injury lawyers in Peru to proceed with a car accident claim and allege negligence on the part of the church.

Press report that the fatal crash occurred when the car in which the two boys were passengers in collided with a parked lorry. The 82-year-old driver of the vehicle also died in the incident.

A spokesperson from the Church, said of the car accident claim, "A legal action has been raised in the civil courts against the Free Church of Scotland, the Colegio San Andres and the former headmaster

And he offered his thoughts. "The case deals with the events surrounding the tragic deaths of two pupils of Colegio San Andres, on a school trip to Scotland on 31 July 2006," he said.

Adding, "Over these years, many in Scotland have been praying for the families affected, as well as the wider Colegio San Andres family. The school now asks the Church in Scotland for earnest and sustained prayer."

It is not known just how much injury compensation the families stand to win should their car accident claim prove successful.