Oops – another accident claim
Bringing a little humour to the odd personal injury, an accident claims company in Scotland has launched a competition to find the most bizarre accident prone individual.
The firm conducted a study which showed that one person attends casualty department every 30 seconds and are offering a prize for the weirdest injury.
Injury lawyers are offering £1,000 and free insurance to the country’s most disastrous and clumsy person.
They stated that their survey displayed that more than 4,000 people go to casualty departments daily across the area, meaning one individual every 30 seconds on average.
The findings also showed that whiplash claims caused by road crashes is Scotland's most common issue, followed closely by work accidents.
A similar study conducted in December 2009, exposed that people named Lauren or Luke are most accident-prone on the road, in a survey of more than 500,000 insurance claims.
Calamities and injuries
The company is therefore on the hunt for the Scot who has suffered the oddest injury for the title of Scotland's most accident prone person.
The firm is offering the winner £1,000 prize and accident protection cover should they suffer another nasty turn.
Martin Haggarty, managing director of the group stated: “Research shows that over 4,000 people go to A&E every day in Scotland, that’s over 170 every hour and two every minute.
“Thankfully not all of these accidents are serious, but some of them are just jaw dropping and fascinating. We want to hear from anyone with an interesting tale to tell.”
The competition will be judged by a panel of judges following the closing deadline on April 2. Mr Haggarty added: “We're hoping to hear some very inspiring real-life stories and how entrants fought their way back from accidents.”
Weird accidents
Strange accidents happen all the time and worldwide too. Just a handful of all the weird claims to be filed consist of one woman being injured after a car fell on her from the second story of a parking garage.
One car owner said her vehicle started and drove off, unattended and crashed into her neighbour’s home. Police concluded that the culprit was the owner's remote starter, which had been installed by the previous owner.
A Country and Western singer from Newcastle, was shot by a canon during her performance, incurring an arm injury due to shrapnel.
Lastly, a pensioner is currently seeking £30,000 damages after maintaining she was struck by an advertising sign as she walked along a city centre street on a windy day.
The claimant, of Mayfield Road, maintains that the accident was caused by the fault and negligence of the firm which put up the sign in October in 2008.
One injury lawyer urged individuals to remain save and to use common sense to avoid injury: “All of the safety guidelines that you apply to sports, playgrounds and swimming should also apply to those activities in your day”, he said.
Updated on 22/02/2010