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A 13 year old girl is hit by a car following alighting from a school minibus and attempting to cross the road.

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A 5 year old boy runs onto the road from between a parked car and an ice cream van and is knocked over by a passing motorist.

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A 13 yr old child runs onto a road from between two parked cars and is hit by a passing motorist.

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An 8 year-old boy runs onto a road without looking and is knocked down.

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A 9 year-old boy is hit by a passing motorist while out playing with friends.

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An 8 year old boy runs across a road within the controlled lines of a zebra crossing and is hit by a car travelling at 40mph. 

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A girl gets off a bus and when standing next to some railing is hit by the same bus as it turns sharp left.

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A girl crossing a road is hit by a bus as she slips before reaching the other side.

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A pedestrian is struck by a van after stepping out from behind a bus to cross the road.

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A pedestrian crossing a street at a controlled pedestrian crossing was knocked down by a bus whose driver's view had been obscured by another vehicle at the crossing.

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A 40 year old woman runs onto an uncontrolled pedestrian crossing and is hit by a passing motorist. 

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A pedestrian tried to cross the road near to a pedestrian crossing with a central refuge but is struck by a passing motorcycle.

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Two joggers are struck by a vehicle as they cross a zebra crossing.

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A pedestrian is knocked over by a car whilst crossing the road.

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A pedestrian is knocked over by a lorry whilst crossing the road when the traffic lights showed amber.

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A woman attempts to cross the road in front of a bus from which she had just got off and is hit by a  motorist travelling in the same direction as the bus.

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A motorist drives through red lights at a junction and knocks over a pedestrian who is crossing the road just beyond the junction.

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A pedestrian was injured when crossed the road across the path of a moped rider.

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A driver collides with a pedestrian who suddenly steps out in front of her vehicle. 

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A pedestrian crossing a busy road is hit by a passing motorist.

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A pedestrian suffers fatal injuries after being hit by lorry whilst attempting to cross a road between lines of queueing traffic.

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A pedestrian is struck by a vehicle when crossing the road and omitting to use the pelican crossing.

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A pedestrian is struck by the mirror of a bus whilst walking down the pavement.

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A pedestrian is struck by the mirror of a car whilst waiting on a pavement.

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A man was attempting to cross a road but was knocked down and killed by a passing motorcyclist which was travelling within the speed limit.

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A drunk pedestrian attempts to cross the road and is struck by a bus.

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A drunk man steps out into the path of a passing motorist and is knocked down.

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A drunken man collapses in a cul de sac and is run over by a reversing car.

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A pedestrian under the influence of alcohol was knocked down at a junction normally controlled by traffic lights.

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17yr old found to be 60% to blame when she was knocked over by a motorist, however, on appeal this was reduced to 40%.

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A drunken pedestrian is knocked over and injured by a Police car in a built up area.

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A drunk pedestrian is hit by a bus while trying to flag it down.

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A drunk pedestrian is hit by a motorcyclist and pillion when crossing a road in Costa Adeje, Tenerife, Spain.

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An intoxicated man is hit and killed when crossing a road by a car travelling at 86mph.

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An intoxicated man suffers life-changing injuries when he is run over whilst lying on the road. 

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An intoxicated man sitting chatting to his friend in a bus shelter suddenly gets up and runs into the path of an oncoming vehicle.

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A jogger suffers severe ankle injury after falling into a pothole.

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A pedestrian suffers knee injury after tripping on uneven paving slab.

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A pedestrian trips on an uncovered drain and sustains injury.

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An elderly woman suffers a serious fall after bus driver sets off without waiting for her to be seated.

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A cyclist and pedestrian collide at a pedestrian crossing point.

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A woman falls down a partially lit staircase and successfully sues the Housing Assocation for negligence.

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Loss of society claims by children and siblings of a mother who died as a result of the negligence of Lanarkshire Health Board. 

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