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£1.63 million in compensation for RTA

A passenger who was left with a serious head injury when the car their friend was driving crashed into a street sign, has received more than £1.6 million in damages. The driver lost control of the car whilst attempting to make an overtaking manoeuvre, and collided with a signpost. Following a lengthy period of treatment in hospital, it soon became clear that the passenger had sustained a very subtle brain injury.

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