Auto accidents are very common across the globe with a high percentage occurring in commercial parking lots. Most of these accidents may incur basic property damage but it is possible for serious injuries and death to happen in some unfortunate circumstances.

One of the more serious parking lot accidents is known as “Backing over” injuries on pedestrians who are knocked down when cars reverse onto them. Minor injuries that could be afflicted from parking lot accidents include:

• Whiplash
• Cuts
• Bruises
• Swollen muscles
• Stretched tendons
• Inflamed ligaments

Proper Actions in a Parking Lot Accident

Both drivers and pedestrians are likely to suffer from parking lot accidents. These parties should be educated on the best course of  action when involved in any parking lot accidents.

1) Identify the party at fault

2) Identify solid evidence

3) Secure reliable witnesses

4) File an insurance claim

5) Consult a personal injury lawyer

6) Make a police report

Parking lot accidents could happen in non-residential or commercial spaces due to the lack of traffic signals and order. Many drivers and pedestrians may assume that vehicles should be traveling at relatively low speeds to cause any accident but well planned commercial parking spaces would secure the right zoning variances with proper traffic markers to eliminate accidents.

Parking lot accidents may initially appear minor unless some involved party is inflicted with injuries. Injured parties could file an insurance claim to seek compensation from their own insurance companies or the party at fault’s insurance company.

If necessary, it is wise to make a police report if the involved parties are unwilling to settle the issue amicably although it is rare for the police to be involved in parking lot accidents. The premise management should also be informed on any parking lot accident in case they need to be mediators for all involved parties if the police are not required to be involved. This would help ease the tension when different parties start pointing fingers at each other.

“Aftermath” of Parking Lot Accidents

Once the “minor” parking lot accident passes with all the proper procedures executed on property damage, many parties tend to forget about the incident even when they began to feel discomfort in their bodies.

This happens when parking lot accidents may trigger soft tissue injuries like whiplash which do not arise until a few weeks or months later when the accident is forgotten. The cuts and bruises would have healed and no one would think twice about further internal injuries until the symptoms become too intense.

Some victims may suffer in silence bearing the chronic pain instead of seeking professional legal assistance for claims compensation. Many sufferers tend to write off their legal rights in such incidents thinking that the scope is beyond their capability without proper legal background or assistance unless more serious injuries were inflicted with a clear indication such as broken bones and head trauma during the accident.

Hence, internal bleeding or organ damage may not surface immediately until a couple of months when the victim feels great discomfort that may require hospitalization. While some insurance companies offer compensation for hospitalization, many do not delve deeper into the actual cause of the health issue if the incident happened quite some time ago. Opposing parties at fault in the accident may rally against further claims after the incident is deemed to have been a closed case after an initial trivial compensation which both parties might have agreed to without being aware of potential whiplash or internal injuries until later.

Apt Legal Assistance for More Compensation

Parking lot accident victims who suffer from severe injuries that surface later in life are at the losing end when opposition parties are unwilling to entertain further claims compensation. But we are prepared to handle such cases as experienced and skilled serious injury lawyers with a proven track record in this area.

We believe that every accident victim with chronic pains and trauma should be entitled to fair compensations from relevant claims parties as the body takes time to react to the shock and trauma of the accident. Our no win no fee lawyer is well versed with such cases to assist the accident victim in filing a personal injury litigation case and represent the victim from start to a good finish with fair compensation to be accorded.

We have accident injury lawyers who are experienced in handling parking lot accidents and liabilities to ensure a winning case for the accident victim plaintiff against the defendants at fault.

If you, your family or a friend has been injured in an accident, please feel free to speak to one of our injury lawyers for a free consultation about how we are able to assist in making a personal injury claim. We consult in all cities across Ontario with a no win no fee guarantee. Our personal injury lawyers have helped victims secure millions of dollars in personal injury cases. Call us Toll Free On our 24/7 Injury Hotline: 1 – 844 495 7333.