£115,000 settlement for spine injury from RTA

A pensioner who suffered a permanent injury to her spine in a road collision which also left the driver disabled, has received £115,000 in an out of court settlement. She was knocked unconscious in the collision and suffered a severe “wedge fracture” to one of her vertebrae – an injury which has permanently angulated her spine. According to witnesses, the driver lost control of the car and collided with another vehicle before hitting a wall. The pensioner was diagnosed as having suffered a broken vertebrae, collarbone, wrist and little finger as well as extensive bruising to her face, chest and abdomen.