I had a bad fatal car accident last summer.
I've not considered claiming before as a motorcyclist involved in the accident died and felt I couldn't claim, I have recently received a letter to attend a court case as a witness as the cyclist lost his life due to another car who pulled out of a side street which caused him to swerve out the way and to hit me on opposite side of road .
I've been mentally affected by this as I feel my vehicle caused fatal damage and was out of my control , no time to react. I have not been myself since , I'm receiving counselling, on anti depressants and will never get over this .
I'm self employed and lost many clients , time off college , suffer bad anxiety , depression, fear of bikes and driving . My child was in the car and they have suffered psychological damage from the incident too.
They have watched me suffer many emotions and I feel bad making a claim as I'm still here, but my family are telling me this was not my fault and I should claim compensation for mental damages and loss of earning as I have been unable to work.
Can I make a compensation claim for personal as well as psychological injury, from a road traffic accident like this one?
Any help is appreciated
I've not considered claiming before as a motorcyclist involved in the accident died and felt I couldn't claim, I have recently received a letter to attend a court case as a witness as the cyclist lost his life due to another car who pulled out of a side street which caused him to swerve out the way and to hit me on opposite side of road .
I've been mentally affected by this as I feel my vehicle caused fatal damage and was out of my control , no time to react. I have not been myself since , I'm receiving counselling, on anti depressants and will never get over this .
I'm self employed and lost many clients , time off college , suffer bad anxiety , depression, fear of bikes and driving . My child was in the car and they have suffered psychological damage from the incident too.
They have watched me suffer many emotions and I feel bad making a claim as I'm still here, but my family are telling me this was not my fault and I should claim compensation for mental damages and loss of earning as I have been unable to work.
Can I make a compensation claim for personal as well as psychological injury, from a road traffic accident like this one?
Any help is appreciated