Student in bid for damages over brain injuries
A STUDENT who suffered lifethreatening injuries and was left in a coma after being hit by a car is fighting the driver for unlimited damages.
Anna Khan, 22, from Edinburgh spent a month in an induced coma after she was hit by a car in Dinnington,
Sheffield in December, 2015.
Now Anna is suing driver Ian Burnell, from Sheffield, for “unlimited damages of more than £200,000” over the crash. Her twin sister Lauren is also seeking £50,000 damages saying she suffered post traumatic stress disorder.
Anna Khan spent four months in hospital after sustaining a serious traumatic brain injury, a fractured face and hip, a broken leg and a punctured lung.
After three months on intensive treatment at a specialist rehabilitation centre including physiotherapy and speech support, she was finally able to return to the family home at the end of March, 2016.
She later said she became unable to see her favourite bands as the atmosphere becomes too “overwhelming”.
A writ issued at the High Court and recently made publicly available says her Lauren Khan then developed psychiatric injuries in the aftermath of seeing the accident which changed Anna’s life.
However, Mr Burnell and his insurers EUI blame Anna Khan for the accident, and say he had only one second to react as she ran in front of him. Now the High Court in London will decide on the case as the sisters seek compensation from Mr Burnell and EUI, trading as Admiral Insurance, of Cardiff.
Anna was walking home with her twin and their friend Luke Booth after watching a show at their college in Rotherham when she is said to have been hit by Mr Burnell’s black Skoda Octavia car.
If Anna Khan succeeds on a full liability basis her claim is likely could result in an award of millions of pounds, which could include the cost of care for the rest of her life.
Mr Burnell disputes he was negligent and says he was unable to see the pair because of the bus.