A 62-year-old man of Tabucola, Labasa, who received severe injuries in a road accident in March 2013, has been awarded $122,524 in damages by the Labasa High Court.
Prabhu Lal was a passenger in a bus which was hit by a locomotive engine.
As a result of the accident, Lal received injuries to his ribs and his left leg also sustained severe injuries.
The court was told that Lal still walks with the help of crutches and when he walks for long, his legs get swollen.
He is also unable to speak loudly because of the injury to his ribs.
Justice Kamal Kumar has ruled that the Labasa based bus company and the bus driver who are the joint defendants have to pay Lal $122,524 in damages including interest.
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