Boy who had broken leg after being knocked off scooter awarded €71k

A car collided with his scooter while he was playing with his school friends near his home.

The court head the boy was transferred to hospital where he had to have surgery on his right leg and had to wear a cast for six weeks. File picture: iStock

A young boy who was knocked off his scooter as he played near his home has settled his High Court action for €71,000.

Ensar Alihakaj was off school for five months after the accident in which a car collided with his scooter. The little boy was knocked unconscious and suffered fractures to his right lower leg.