The estate of a woman who died in a 2007 motorcycle accident has launched a bid for personal injury compensation from the owners of the motorbike, claiming that the woman should never have been allowed to take to the road.
The woman sustained serious head injuries when the bike she was riding careered off course while taking a corner, eventually colliding with a tree then a concrete wall.
Motorcycle accident of at least $100,000 (US) is being sought from the motorbike's owners, with the estate's no win, no fee lawyer claiming they "negligently failed to adequately assist (the victim) when they knew or should have reasonably known that she was not adequately trained to operate the motorcycle, and negligently allowed (the victim) to ride the motorcycle unaccompanied."
So far no comment has been forthcoming from the defendants in the motorcycle accident claim.
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