A man left paralysed as a result of a road traffic accident involving a car in which he was a passenger has won what is thought to be the UK’s highest ever compensation payout. Mr Mohammed, 22, was left with horrific injuries, including a broken neck and damage to the spinal cord when the driver tried to overtake another car at high speed on the approach to a junction and hit a car waiting to turn right.
Mr Mohammed now has no movement at all in his legs and very limited function of the arms. The compensation payout which is worth an estimated total of £11.5 million goes some way to getting justice for Mr Mohammed’s devastating injuries and to paying for his lifelong care.
Mr Mohammed now needs two carers at all times to help him go about his daily life and the cost of this care will be covered by annual payments of £235,000. As he is a member of a traditional Pakistani family, he would normally have been expected to stay in the family home to care for his elderly parents, in accordance with tradition for eldest sons. Unfortunately, the accident has meant that he is no longer able to do this, so part of the initial compensation of £4.25 million is being used to build him a purpose built home opposite that of his parents so that he can live as closely to the tradition as possible.
Mr Mohammed’s case is devastating but the compensation he has received will hopefully go some way to getting him justice and providing for his ongoing care, so that he may live his life as independently as possible.