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£26,500 damages for mother of fatal RTA victim

A woman who lost her 17 year-old son in a fatal road traffic accident over three years ago has received £26,500 damages in an out of court settlement. She was unaware she was entitled to a bereavement award until shortly before the limitation period in which she was eligible to make her claim was due to expire.

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