In a study published May
2019, in the period 2011 to 2016 approximately 140 pedestrians
were admitted to hospital for mobility scooter-related injuries.
But if you sustained an injury as a result of a collision with a
mobility scooter in a shopping centre, could you make a claim for
compensation? The case of
Whitton v Dexus Funds Management provides precedent and
guidance.
Circumstances
Ms Whitton attended Deepwater Plaza Shopping Centre at Woy Woy
on 17 July 2016. Whilst she was exiting an amenities corridor, Ms
Whitton was struck in the back heavily by a mobility scooter driven
by an elderly woman, causing her to fall to the ground. Ms Whitton
sustained injuries to her back, leg and a psychological injury.
