£50,000 in compensation for road injury

The family of a pensioner who was left seriously injured after being knocked down by a lorry while shopping has received £50,000 in compensation, just six months after she died. The woman, who was in her 80s, was crossing a road when a large lorry ran her over, fracturing her arm and tearing the skin from both of her legs. The defendant was acquitted of any wrongdoing at a criminal prosecution last year and the defendant’s insurers issued a full denial of liability for her injuries.