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Making personal injury claims as a vehicle passenger

Over 170,000 reports of road accidents involving personal injury are made to the police annually, with 68 percent of these relating to people within the vehicle.

While such accidents result in injuries to the driver of the vehicle, often passengers can sustain physical or internal wounds from the impact. Whereas the ability to make compensation claims as the driver of the vehicle could be dependent on whether the accident was either your fault or the responsibility of the other party involved, any passenger inured in a motor vehicle incident is entitled to make a personal injury claim.

All drivers have a duty of care to the passengers they carry, which is violated if that motorist crashes their vehicle. Depending on the speed of the vehicle and point of impact, often parties other than the driver can sustain the most serious injuries.

Suffering a motor vehicle accident can not only lead to pain and suffering, aftercare such as physiotherapy and reliance on other people for help with day-to-day tasks can mean a costly bill. Your injuries may also render you unable to work, resulting in a loss of income.

Personal injury claims made by passengers are separate from those made by the driver, so even if the person behind the wheel is making a compensation claim you must still launch your own claim.

At Claims Solicitors, our team of legal experts provide tailored advice for personal injury claims to help you decide whether to proceed. If the driver of your vehicle is a friend, the claim will be made against their insurance company.

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