The family living inside were lucky to have escaped injury but were freed by fire crews along with the injured passenger in the vehicle, which was blocking the family’s escape route.
Whilst road accidents are common given the sheer volume of traffic on Britain’s roads, circumstances like this are less common. We have represented victims of accidents where vehicles have left the road and crashed in to a property before, and it can of course be a lot worse than a simple road traffic collision. The structural damage, as well as the injuries that can be associated, can be significant.
A claim for personal injury compensation can still work in a similar fashion to that of any other road accident claim. You claim compensation for the injury and inconvenience caused, and you can of course claim for losses and expenses – often referred to as Special Damages.
Structural damage, as is the case by the looks of this accident, is set to be huge. Although most people should have building and contents insurance, which many like me would call a necessity nowadays, the structural damage can be claimed from the insurers of the vehicle.
It is of course extremely fortunate that the family were not injured. Increased damage to the structure could have lead to a full or partial collapse, and if any gas pipes or equipment were hit there could have been an explosion or a fire. Thankfully the rescue crews were able to break the family and the passenger free and the vehicle luckily didn’t impact with the living room were the family where situated at the time of the incident.