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Soldier awarded personal injury compensation

A soldier who was involved in a car crash five years ago has finally been awarded £300,000 in personal injury compensation.

Lance Corporal Martyn Flynn, 29, from Warrington, was attending a training course in Dorset in 2001 when he suffered serious personal injuries in a vehicle accident.

Mr Flynn was left with severe cuts to his face and a broken leg, which after a number of operations left him with one leg shorter than the other.

He later paid £25,000 for private medical treatment and had a frame attached to his leg to stretch the bone by one and a half inches.

He said, "Because the frame was held in place by pins, it had open wounds and I only had to step outside to catch an infection, which caused searing pain. Five years of my life have passed me by. I've been stuck indoors, in a wheelchair."

Mr Flynn's wife, Michelle, was six months pregnant at the time of the road accident and had to give up work to care for him full-time.

Personal injury solicitor, Jonathan Betts, said, "He has undergone a complete lifestyle change and lost the chance of a promising career in the Army."

Mr Flynn was awarded by the Motor Insurance Bureau a total of £300,000 in personal injury compensation.