Cork woman gets €1.35m for injuries in 'horrific crash' of van driven by her boyfriend

"He was overtaking a lorry and he failed to make it and swerved, crashing in to several vehicles."

A 37-year-old woman who suffered catastrophic life-threatening injuries when the van in which she was a passenger was in a “horrific crash” has settled her High Court action for €1.35m.

Brid Hallihan, her counsel Dr John O’Mahony SC told the court, suffered “a multiplicity of fractures” including fractures to the skull and a traumatic brain injury.