The parties had crashed riding their motorcycles over a single carriageway twisting moortop road. Each said that the other had crossed into the oncoming lane. The police expert witness had been unable to establish the exact location of the accident.
Held: One cycle had been seen to be travelling at moderate speed, and was on a straight stretch with no reason to have gone over the central line. The other had been seen to be riding more quickly and had just negotiated a left hand bend shortly after which the accident occurred. The defendant’s expert witness’ version of events was inconsistent with the facts and was discounted. The claimant succeeded.
Citations:
[2010] EWHC 279 (QB)
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Negligence, Road Traffic
Updated: 02 September 2022; Ref: scu.401650
