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Injured as a pedestrian - Six weeks in plaster

Kate A, a 27 year old secretary, was crossing a busy road at the corner. As she stepped out a car turned into the road she was crossing and knocked into her, catching her right leg and making her fall to the ground. X-rays and examinations confirmed that she had ruptured her cruciate ligament, which lies on the inside of the knee joint. Kate spent six weeks in plaster from ankle to hip and many months in physiotherapy. Her leg is still unstable - she can walk, but her leg collapses under her if she put her full weight on it.

As her job mostly involved sitting down her ability to do it was not impaired, but everyday activities such as shopping, ironing and housework were harder for her.

The driver admitted liability and his insurers paid general damages of £16,000 for the injury and loss of mobility and special damages of £10,000 to cover her time off work and the physiotherapy sessions.

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