Physiotherapist awarded €19k over fall on road

A 25-YEAR-OLD physiotherapist who claimed she had tripped on a “lip” on the road in Foxrock, has been awarded €19,000 damages in the Circuit Civil Court.

Avril Lambe, of Clonkeen Road, Deansgrange, Dublin, told the court that on the July 16, 2008, she had been using the pedestrian crossing at the junction of Clonkeen Road and Kill Lane, Foxrock, when the accident happened.

Circuit Court President Mr Justice Matthew Deery heard that a lip on the roadway had caused her to trip and fall, fracturing her left elbow.