Road accidents in Northern Ireland have soared in the first few weeks of 2014.

With five road deaths in 10 days, reports also reveal that the same number of accidents occurring in January 2014 so far, are equal to the number of accidents that happened in the whole month of January 2013.

The situation has been named a ‘road safety emergency’ with one police officer reporting that there had been ‘someone dying on our roads every 48 hours’ at the beginning of the year.

New year Road Safety Resolution – Already Broken

Two separate fatal road accidents occurred in one day last week with a 58 year old man involved in a car collision and another young man of 22 dying in a van collision.

Supt David Moore added that a New Year resolution to improve road safety was ‘broken already’ but added that the focus would now be to ‘re-double’ efforts. He said: “This road safety emergency is the responsibility of everybody who enters a road way, whether on four wheels, on two wheels or on foot.”

In Armargh, Archbishop Eamon Martin said that everyone has a responsibility to pay attention on the roads and that if all road users put in a joint effort to be more sensible on the roads then it could prevent a lot of anguish for families faced with losing a loved one.

Have You Been Involved In A Road Accident that Wasn’t Your Fault?

If you have been injured in a road accident and the fault was that of a third party’s then you could be able to claim personal injury compensation.

Your accident may have resulted in you being able to return to work and experiencing pain and suffering. You may also have had to pay for medical expenses in relation to your injury. It is possible in many road accident compensation cases, for all of these factors to be considered in your final settlement.

Motor Injury Lawyers is an experienced team of no win no fee solicitors who work with motor vehicle accident claims every day and we can advise you on the validity of your claim.

Your accident will need to have occurred within the last three years in order to be valid so it is advisable to speak to a personal injury lawyer as soon as you can for more information and advice. Please get in touch with Motor Injury lawyers on 0800 808 7733 or complete one of our online claim forms.