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Compensation for Pedestrian Accident Injury
Every year there are nearly 1000 deaths and 10,000 people seriously injured from pedestrian accidents.. Following an injury as a pedestrian should seriously consider making a no win no fee personal-injury claim. Victims of pedestrian accidents can usually get claim compensation, this is because they're usually knocked over by a vehicle when crossing the road or walking along the pavement.

Pedestrian Accident Compensation claims may be more complicated if you were crossing the road between passing traffic where there was no pedestrian crossing. For example it might be 50% your fault in which case you would get 50% of your compensation.. If available you should get expert advice, there is so much misinformation out there that talking to the wrong people would lead you to get false information.By talking to professional you'll be able to find out whether or not you can claim compensation. This means that they will take no deductions from your compensation.

In this situation the pedestrian is rarely to blame for the accident and can therefore claim personal injury compensation from the vehicle driver.

Pedestrian accidents sometimes do not involve any vehicles they can be caused by poor maintenance of roads and pavements including potholes construction and debris.

Some information on pedestrian accident:
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*Pedestrian accidents account for 10% of all motor related deaths.
*20% of pedestrians killed by a motor vehicle were legally intoxicated. 50% of fatalities show either the pedestrian or driver to have a blood alcohol level. * Elderly adults of 70 years and older comprise less than 10% of the population but account for almost 20% of all pedestrian fatalities - the death rate for this group is the highest of any age group.
Non-fatal injury rates for male pedestrians were 50% higher than for females
* 70% of pedestrian accidents happen in urban areas however deaths due to pedestrian accidents are much higher in rural areas.

Traffic Accident Experts solicitors have a large team of dedicated and experienced personal injury specialists who are here to help you with your claim. We will be able to make your compensation quick and easy, totally free and risk free for yourself. To find more information on claiming compensation for your pedestrian accident or to find out if you can claim you should visit

Source: Personal injury for Pedestrian accidents