Lorry driver injured after accident
A man who worked as a self employed lorry driver has to seek new job options, after he was left with persistent personal injuries following a car accident.
The man has fortunately received a substantial compensation claim, following the crash.
The man who is in his early forties and from Stourport on Severn, has had to take time off work for more than two years as a result of the collision, whilst he was driving a heavy goods vehicle in Hereford.
Lorry hit by runaway car
Whilst driving on the road during a shift, the man's lorry was hit by the driver of a BMW. This vehicle was being driven on the wrong side of the road during bad weather and heavy snow in February 2007.
The accident left the lorry driver with whiplash-like injuries, including two compressed vertebrae and also a soft tissue injury to his left hand.
The lorry driver is still suffering from back pain as a result of the personal injury that he sustained in the car accident.
Accident has left driver with lasting pain
The man is now looking at employment options, but in a different industry because of his back pains, which cause him discomfort when he has to drive long distances and when he lifts heavy objects.
The man said: "Unfortunately because I'm self employed I felt I had to work through my injuries despite the pain.
"I took days off here and there over a two year period and I still have days now where the pain is unbearable."
Driver left with unbearable pain due to road accident
He added: "I've decided that I can't continue working as a lorry driver and I am looking for alternative work, but the current climate combined with my injuries means this has been difficult."
Following the accident he contacted a no win no fee firm to help him pursue a claim for compensation.
The legal firm went on to investigate the case and discovered that the BMW driver had hit two other cars before he caused the crash with the lorry driver's vehicle.
Lorry driver awarded with compensation claim
The efforts from the injury lawyer's firm helped to secure the lorry driver with a settlement from the other driver's insurers, who was found liable for causing the road accident.
Martin Fell a spokesperson from the team said: "The neglect of the BMW driver has left our client with serious back problems and whiplash-like injuries which have forced him to look for alternative work."
Mr Fell concluded by saying: "His injuries mean he is restricted in the careers he can now consider. The level of compensation recovered reflects our clients' predicament."
Finding advice from legal staff can help when filing a whiplash claim and can provide financial comfort for the injured party.
Updated on 27/04/2010