We briefly mentioned the story yesterday about a collision involving two buses which happened at the junction of Shield Row Lane and the A693 in Stanley yesterday. New reports from the BBC have emerged that confirm that more than 50 children were involved with 28 of them being taken to hospital.

The head on collision that happened yesterday at around 08:22 involved two drivers and pupils from St Bede’s Catholic School, Lanchester, and Tanfield School.

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If this has happened to you, you’ll know that this is no laughing matter. You’re walking along when you suddenly fall due to a manhole collapsing beneath you, or because the cover is missing. Or perhaps you fall due to an open cellar or trap door in a pub. Maybe there is a hole in the ground that is being worked on and it isn’t covered or cordoned off and you end up falling in it. Perhaps you’re on a building site working and you fall in a hole.

However it has happened, you may have the right to make a claim for personal injury compensation.

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Surprisingly, we have taken on several claims where people have tripped due to a stub from a recently removed fence being left in the ground. It seems mad – a stub, even at a low height of a couple of inches or so, is an obvious tripping danger. Yet we have represented victims for claims against the council when fences and railings have been removed as well as represented people for falls on private land.

Here is some information about your rights when it comes to making a claim for personal injury compensation if this has happened to you.

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I’ve heard from sources at the BBC that two buses have crashed earlier today in County Durham, and 9 ambulances are said to be on the scene on the A693 in Stanley. An Air Ambulance has also said to have been dispatched, and although casualty numbers are yet to be confirmed, the number of ambulances in attendance is fairly concerning.

Bus accident claims are very common – so here is some advice about your rights if this happens to you.

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Patients in care homes and hospitals with severely limited mobility will often need the assistance of staff on a continual basis. Whether a patient needs to be moved for a bed bath, or moved to remove bedding, or moved out of a bed completely perhaps, the task needs to be done safely.

Manual handling regulations apply for employers and employees in the same way they apply in any role that involves lifting and moving. Read on for more advice.

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Personal injury claims for broken legs can often be worth a fair amount. The restrictions in mobility and the affect it has on the victims life on all fronts (socially, domestically, at work etc) can be significant indeed.

As such, the payouts for the injury alone can reflect the severity of the injury, and any losses and expenses claims are often more than justifiable. Let’s look at the guidelines and what we can claim for to give you some advice.

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Bike accidents on roundabouts are extremely common. For one, bikes are normally harder to spot meaning drivers are liable to pull out on a rider and cause a potentially serious accident. People changing lanes or coming off the incorrect exit are also common causes of bike accidents, and as well as poor manoeuvring technique, a drivers inability to easily spot the rider is often a factor.

The same rules apply for any other accident in general terms. If a driver negligently changes lanes and causes a collision, or perhaps fails to give way to a rider already established on a roundabout, they are at fault. As a rider, you stand a good chance of being able to make a successful claim for personal injury compensation.

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Shoulder injuries can be painful, debilitating, and more often than not they can result in lengthy periods of time off work. Even minor shoulder injuries will affect most forms of employment; particular those who are employed in manual jobs, driving jobs, construction work, etc.

Let’s take a look at what you can claim for when it comes to shoulder injury compensation amounts and consequential losses.

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Whilst difficult to spot at the best of times, potholes can be seen and often dodged, as can raised or sunken paving slabs. But one of the worst forms of defects that are well known for being more difficult to spot is raises or sunken sections in the tarmac or concrete.

Raises or sunken sections can be caused by a number of things – tree roots under the surface lifting the ground up, or defects under ground causing the concrete to lower and sink. But what are your rights for making a claim in these kinds of scenarios?

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Any injury to any area of the body can be serious, but head injuries are of course famous for being potentially life changing. Hopefully you’ve escaped with some minor headaches, lacerations, or minor fracture injuries – but either way, read on for advice about what to do and where you stand when it comes to making a claim for personal injury compensation for head / brain injuries.

Payout ranges can of course vary significantly.

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