Pedestrian awarded compensation over manhole cover

A Yorkshireman who tripped on a manhole cover whilst walking through his local park has been awarded personal injury compensation after badly damaging his leg.

According to the Yorkshire Post, Keith Unwin was walking through Gleadless in Sheffield last February when he tripped over a manhole cover.  The cover was out of sight due to the area being poorly maintained by the local council, and as a result Mr Unwin fell to the ground, damaging his leg and shin in the process.

Sheffield Council had not met its responsibility to maintain the public area, Mr Unwin's legal team argued, but the Council denied liability for his injuries, stating that he should have used a footpath that runs near the area instead.

However, Mr Unwin's team produced a photograph of the path showing that it too was covered with overgrown foliage.

Subsequently, Sheffield Council admitted responsibility for the incident, and Mr Unwin has been awarded accident compensation of an undisclosed amount.

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