Ex-marine wins auto accident claim

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has made a multi-million pound payout to a former royal marine who was involved in a road traffic accident.

Steward Daglish from South Tyneside made a personal injury claim after being involved in a 4x4 crash that left him with a psychotic illness, the Journal reported.

In 1994 Mr Daglish, from South Shields, suffered a work accident while on exercise. He was sitting next to a co-worker who was driving a Land Rover near Glencoe, Scotland when the vehicle overturned after hitting a cliff.

Although the MoD has admitted that it was liable for the incident, it said that the 39-year-old's mental health issues were not a result of the crash, although a judge upheld Mr Daglish's claim in 2004.

The former marine sustained a brain injury in the work accident and was left with a number of psychological problems after, including psychotic symptoms.

Now London's High Court has ruled that a settlement should be made and the MoD paid an unknown sum.

Furthermore, last year three soldiers - Christopher Hamilton, Dahrll Duncan and John Falconer - won an accident claim brought against the MoD after a helicopter crash.

Published by Hannah Carr