£8.1m in compensation for car victim

A child who was accidentally run over by a car is to receive £8.1m in compensation, a record amount for a court-approved award for a spinal injury. The child, who was aged two when the accident happened, suffered brain injuries and spinal injuries and will require 24 hour care for the rest of his life. The insurer admitted liability and made an interim payment of around £1.7m before the case went to court. The £8.1m is made up of a lump sum of £2.5m and annual payments of £220,000.