| Personal Injury News: Police vehicle accidents cost taxpayer thousands |
| It has been revealed, under the Freedom of Information Act, that collisions involving police cars are costing the taxpayer hundreds of thousands of pounds each year in compensation payments according to figures made available to the Yorkshire Post. Thousands have been paid out across the country in personal injury claims and for damage to property following road accidents in which, in many cases, police forces admitted responsibility, leading to many officers being disciplined for poor driving. With a report due out next month, the Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating the causes of police-related traffic accidents. The IPCC has been investigating the 130 incidents in the UK over a two-and-a-half year period that resulted in 59 deaths and 138 serious injuries. An IPCC spokesman said that any lessons, which could be identified within their findings, would be passed to police forces. Nationally, 48 fatalities as a result of police-related traffic accidents in 2005-6 were recorded, a rise of four on the previous year. Road safety campaigners have now called for close monitoring of police-related crashes and their causes. Source: easilyclaim.co.uk  More News:-  Cosmetic Surgery on the Increaseomen have been indulging in cosmetic surgery for decades however an audit carried out by the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons details.... Precautions required when removing asbestos, warns HSEhe Health and Safety Executive has reiterated its warning to all companies to ensure correct precautions are taken when dealing with asbestos after a .... Substandard treatment in casualty harms patientsrecent report entitled Emergency Admissions: A journey in the right direction? published by the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome an.... Accrual for compensation owed to NHS patients hits £9 billionigures released by the NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA) suggest that an estimated £9.2 billion could be owing to patients who have received substandar.... MP3 players spark compensation worriesesearchers in Canada have suggested that a high number of people, who use MP3 players, may notice a hearing loss sparking fears of a compensation clai.... Injured worker loses legrecycling company has admitted breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 following an inquiry by the Health and Safety Executi.... Criminal injury compensation claim turns out to be a hoaxman has appeared in court charged with perverting the course of justice after he claimed he was attacked with a nail gun. David Russell of Glouceste.... |
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