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A woman from Caithness who suffered life-changing injuries in a 2002 level crossing accident says a fatal accident that occurred at the same crossing this weekend could have been avoided had barriers been in place; she also said that she has instructed a personal injury solicitor to claim compensation for her own train accident injuries.
"How many more serious accidents is it going to take for them do something?" She asked.
"It brought back some horrible memories for me but, most of all, it made me think about the poor families of the people who were killed. I feel so sorry for them.
She also detailed some of the injuries for which she hopes her personal injury solicitor will be able to secure settlement, "I remember waking up in hospital and asking over and over what had happened to me. I had a broken right hip, broken right shoulder blade, broken back, broken neck, punctured lungs and was paralysed down my right side."
The 32-year-old believes Network Rail has been negligent in failing to put up barriers. "The way it is means it's just an accident waiting to happen. It's terrible, people are continuing to suffer and die because Network Rail don't act. It would cost a fair bit of money to put barriers but what is £80,000, or whatever it would take, when you measure it against a life, or three lives in this latest case."
The personal injury solicitor representing the woman's accident claim hopes to secure around £500,000 in compensation.
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