subject: Car Accident Claims That Are Easy To Forget [print this page] Pretty much anyone these days is well aware that if you are involved in a car accident which was not your fault then you are usually eligible to make a claim for compensation. But not everybody is aware that there are many circumstances in which a claim for personal injury compensation is available, even if you were not the driver of the car involved, or you were not in a car at all.
Whether you are injured as a passenger in a car, or as a passenger in another form of transport, or even a pedestrian nearby who was injured as a result of a car accident then you are still almost certainly able to claim for the compensation which you will need in order to cover your expenses, costs and loss of earnings.
For example, if you were in a vehicle being driven by somebody else, and that the vehicle was involved in a road traffic accident, injuring you in some way, then you will be able to claim for compensation against one of two parties. If the responsibility for the accident lay with the driver of the vehicle in which you were a passenger, then your claim will be against that driver.
On the other hand if the accident was the fault of another driver or third party then your claim will need to be against them. If this is likely to be the case then it is clear how important it is that anyone involved in the accident makes a note of all details, including all vehicles involved.
But it isn't just cars which can be involved in accidents, injuring passengers. Perhaps you were injured whilst riding as a passenger in a taxi, a bus, or even a tram. In all of these cases your claim for personal injury compensation will be either against the owner or operator of the public transport, or against whoever was responsible for the accident.
But of course it's easy to forget that people can be involved in car accidents even when not actually in a car themselves. In situations where a road traffic accident occurs and nearby pedestrians are injured from flying debris, then a car accident claim can still be initiated against whoever was responsible for the accident.
Ultimately the message is simple and clear. If you are at any time injured through no fault of your own, and your injuries were sustained as a result of a vehicular accident then you will almost certainly be eligible to make a personal injury claim, in which case you should contact accident claim solicitors at the earliest opportunity. Contacting a personal injury solicitor as soon as possible is important in order to make sure that any necessary evidence is acquired before it may be too late.
