Man who suffered multiple injuries in Kerry hotel lift fall awarded €508k

Kevin Meehan ended up with multiple fractures to the spine and knee injuries after the accident when the lift at the Killarney Plaza Hotel dropped three floors

In his judgment today, Mr Justice Hanna said there was no doubt Mr Kevin Meehan (pictured) suffered a frightening experience as he saw an immediate threat not only to his own life but also to his wife’s life. Photo: Collins Courts

A man who suffered multiple severe injuries when a lift in a Kerry hotel plummeted three floors to the ground has been awarded over €508,000 by the High Court.

The facts of the case where Kevin Meehan and four others were in a lift at the Killarney Plaza Hotel which suddenly dropped to the concrete basement car park, Mr Justice Michael Hanna said “is the stuff of nightmares”. The judge said he could only imagine the sense of horror of those who observed the scene of mayhem after the accident and at the hospital as the five members of the same extended family were brought in with injuries.