Girl born prematurely after road accident  awarded €54,000

Following the accident, Abigail Mielec’s mother was taken to Clonmel Hospital. On April 25, Abigail was delivered by emergency caesarean section and was nine weeks premature.

A girl who was delivered prematurely by emergency caesarean section the day after an accident in which a tractor emerging from a field collided with a car driven by her pregnant mother has been awarded over €54,000 by the High Court.

Abigail Mielec’s mother was 31 weeks pregnant when the accident occurred in Co Tipperary on April 24, 2014.