£100,000 compensation for serious brain injury

A man who sustained a serious brain injury when he was hit by a bus has received £100,000 in compensation. The elderly man was struck by the bus as he was crossing a road near to his home. He was rushed to hospital by ambulance, where he received treatment for several broken bones and a number of deep lacerations to his head and body. Following the accident, he became often confused and aggressive and no longer recognised his own children, and now requires constant care. He started to become violent and spends much of his time under sedation. The bus company admitted primary liability and paid an interim payment of £40,000. The defendants successfully argued he should be held partly responsible for the incident.