A widow from Northampton has been awarded £180,000 in personal injury compensation after her husband was killed in a road traffic accident while supervising a heavy goods vehicle driving lesson.
Alan Underwood had been analysing a student's ability to perform an emergency stop in the vehicle, however he suffered a fatal accident when he was crushed between the lorry and a parked trailer.
Mr Underwood has stood what he believed to be a safe distance away from the vehicle in question while his student accelerated to 20mph and performed the stop. However she failed to stop in time, and Mr Underwood was unable to avoid the vehicle.
Mrs Underwood's claims solicitors state that the personal injury compensation, gained from the driving school for whom he taught, initially amounted to £250,000, but this was reduced due to Mr Underwood's contributory negligence.