There are different rules depending on the date of your motor vehicle accident.
Injuries from a road accident can be either physical injuries or psychological injuries or a combination of both and can occur in a number of different ways including:
While a driver or passenger in car, truck, tractor, forklift etc.
As a pedestrian hit by a motor vehicle.
As a cyclisthit by a motor vehicle.
As a motorcyclist and a pillion passenger.
Due to a blameless accident while driving a car – e.g., being hit by a falling tree.
What law and the rules that apply to your claim for injuries sustained in a road accident depend on the date of the road accident – that is whether it happened before or after 1 December 2017.
