TA soldier injured in Iraq gets compensation

A TA soldier who was injured after having been called up for regular service with the Army in Iraq has received an out of court settlement of £70,000. While undertaking a routine patrol, he was providing rear facing top cover in an open topped Land Rover. The driver of the military vehicle impacted at speed with two clearly visible and avoidable craters in the road surface, the force of the impact resulting in the claimant being thrown into the air and landing heavily on his back.