Accident caused by pot hole

Posted on July 25^th 2008

A man who was injured whilst riding his bike has received £11,000 compensation from the council responsible for the road maintenance.

The man was cycling along a street when his bicycle wheel dropped in to a pot hole and he landed on the road.

The injuries the man suffered included a fractured pelvis which required internal fixation and also a series of physiotherapy and hydrotherapy.

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