Local authority to pay £20,000 road accident compensation
Personal Injury 10 Dec 2010
Road accident compensation worth £20,000 is to be paid by a local authority in Scotland, after one of its vehicles collided with a coach.
An Aberdeenshire Council snowplough was involved in the incident, which saw a Stagecoach Bluebird bus drive into it two days before Christmas last year, the Press and Journal reports.
Regional government paying road accident compensation is a relatively common occurrence, with Croydon Council last year spending £615,537 to cover the cost of mishaps involving manholes and damages driving surfaces, among other things, the Croydon Advertiser reported.
In the past three years, road accident claims have led to Scottish local authorities releasing more than £10 million in compensation, with Aberdeenshire Council spending almost £500,000 on related costs over the period in question.
Current cold weather could also increase personal injury claims, as the Croydon publication revealed six of the ten largest reparation sums awarded last year were related to "ice, snow and frost".
Published by Tessa Jones
