Children injured in a road traffic accident may be able to make a personal injury compensation claim. Every road user has a duty of care to other road users, and if they breach that duty of care and a child is injured, the child may have a compensation claim.
Children involved in a road traffic accident can suffer minor injuries such as cuts and bruises but also severe life-threatening injuries that may affect them now and in the future.
The children injured in a road traffic accident can claim for the effects of the injuries in personal injury compensation. The costs of care for life can be high, and the minor can claim for all changes necessary to the home and car through their parents or guardians.
The Personal Injury Team No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can help make the claim for compensation when a child is injured in a road traffic accident.
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Common claims for road traffic accidents involving children
Common claims for road traffic accidents involving children range from a broken leg when hit by a car at a pedestrian crossing to spinal injuries when travelling as a passenger in a vehicle struck by another driver.
The common claims for road traffic accidents involving children seek compensation for the effects of the injury today and in the future.
Some common claims for children in road traffic accidents:
Child injured when travelling as a passenger
A child injured when travelling as a passenger in a car can claim compensation for the effects of their injuries. The child may be travelling in the family car or that of a friend but can still claim for their injuries.
If the driver of the car is partially or fully responsible for the accident, the child can still claim compensation. The driver owes the child a duty of care, and if they breach that duty of care, the child may have a personal injury compensation claim.
Types of injuries to children in a road traffic accident when travelling as a passenger:
A No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can make the claim for personal injury compensation.
Child injured as a pedestrian
A child injured as a pedestrian in a road traffic accident could be walking on the pavement, waiting at a bus stop or crossing the road at a pelican crossing.
Children are vulnerable road users, and drivers should be aware of them on the road. The child injured as a pedestrian may be partially responsible for the road traffic accident, but they may still be able to make a claim for compensation.
Injuries to children in road traffic accidents as a pedestrian:
The injured child may be able to make a personal injury claim for compensation through their parents or guardians.
Children injured when on their bike
Children injured when on their bike are often knocked onto the road or across the pavement. The slightest clip from a car can knock a child off their bike, and they could suffer serious injury.
A cyclist is very vulnerable on the road. Children on their bikes are particularly vulnerable road users, and drivers should take extra care when they are near them on the road.
Injuries to children knocked off their bikes:
The children injured may be able to make a No Win No Fee personal injury compensation claim against the driver involved in the road traffic accident.
Child injured when on an E-scooter or E-bike
A child injured when on an E-scooter or E-bike, like a cyclist, can be thrown into the air or across a busy road when hit by a car, truck, or other road user.
The E-scooter or E-bike is relatively new on the road, but drivers should always be aware of them and keep their distance like they would with cyclists.
Injuries seen to children knocked off an E-Scooter or E-Bike:
A No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can help when a child makes a compensation claim for damages after a road traffic accident.
Child injured when on public transport
A child injured when on public transport could be travelling on the school bus or getting the local bus home from a shopping trip in town. They may be injured when thrown to the floor or fall down stairs if in a public transport road traffic accident.
The bus may be involved in an accident that is the driver’s fault or that of another road user, but the injured child may still have a road traffic accident compensation claim.
Injuries seen when a child is injured on public transport:
Any injury to a child involved in a road traffic accident can affect their lives today and in the future. The children could be off school, need long-term medical care and therapy and may need to make changes to their plans for further education.
A No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can look at the case for the child and see if they have a valid road traffic accident injury compensation claim.
Compensation for road traffic accidents involving a minor
If your child has been injured in a road traffic accident, speak to The Personal Injury team for a compensation estimate. Every claim is different with different damages to consider.
Examples of the amounts of compensation for children injured in road traffic accidents are:
Who can claim for injury when a child is involved in a road traffic accident?
The child injured in a road traffic accident can claim compensation, but an adult must make the personal injury claim. The child is the one who suffers the injury in a road traffic accident but cannot make a compensation claim until they turn 18 years of age.
The parents, step-parents and guardians of a child injured in a road traffic accident can make the compensation claim. They can represent the child in the legal action and engage a personal injury solicitor to make the road traffic accident claim.
The child can make a personal injury claim when they turn 18 years of age, providing there has not been one made on their behalf when they were a minor. As with all personal injury claims, it is best to make the claim as soon as possible and when the child needs compensation the most.
A No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can make the compensation claim for the child injured in a road traffic accident.
How long does a minor have to make a claim for personal injury in a road traffic accident?
A minor has until they turn 18 years of age to make a claim for personal injury in a road traffic accident.
Parents or guardians can start the injury compensation claim for children, but when the minor turns 18 years of age, they then have three years, until they turn 21, to make a compensation claim for the injury suffered as a child.
Personal injury compensation claims for a road traffic accident must generally be brought and court proceedings issued within three years of the injury. In the case of children injured in a road traffic accident, the time limit for a personal injury claim only begins when they turn 18.
The three years in any personal injury claim usually begin when the child suffered the injury, became aware of the injury, or was diagnosed with the injury sustained in a road traffic accident.
A No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can advise on a child’s injury claim and how long they have to make a claim for personal injury compensation.
Our Process
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Enquiry
The first step is to get in touch and tell us what went wrong. It’s free and easy. Call our 24-hour helpline: 0800 027 0370 or request a callback here.
Claim Evaluation
Once you have spoken with our team we’ll let you know how we can help. This will involve a thorough case review and understanding of the incident, financial damages and physical injuries.
Legal Letter
Once we are satisfied we have all the information we require and have a full understanding of your circumstances. We send a letter of claim to the negligent party outlining your claim and compensation requirements.
Do children have to go to court for personal injury?
Children are very unlikely to have to go to court to make a claim for compensation for a personal injury.
With the guidance of our solicitors, the claim process usually goes smoothly, and the vast majority of claims will be settled long before court proceedings are needed.
Our personal injury compensation claim team will fight the case for the minor. Even if court proceedings must be issued because, for example, the defendant unreasonably denies liability, the case is still unlikely to have to end up at a trial.
Very few compensation claims require court proceedings, and even fewer, less than 1%, will end up at trial. Of that 1%, very few are road traffic accident claims involving a minor.
Find out how much a child can claim today for an injury in a road traffic accident
Use our online assessment tool today to determine how much a child can claim for an injury in a road traffic accident. The severe lacerations, broken bones, and spinal damage suffered in a road traffic accident may be with the minor for life, and they may be able to claim compensation for the damages involved.
The Personal Injury Team FREE online assessment tool will put the parents or guardians in direct touch with one of our team, who will give a full rundown of what can happen with a personal injury claim.
Compensation amounts for an injury in a road traffic accident claim vary, and expert advice from one of our team members can help with an idea of compensation for any type of personal injury.
Only by contacting one of our team will a parent or guardian get an injury in a road traffic accident claim for their child up and running today.
Contact the Personal Injury Team today for immediate and expert advice on a compensation claim for a child injured in a road traffic accident.
