Waterford traffic management worker whose foot was crushed by a bus awarded €103k 

Damien O'Donoghue suffered a significant crush injury to his foot and spent 11 days in hospital. He was off work for three-and-a-half months

Damien O'Donoghue had worked as a general operative and had three days training in traffic management before he began working as a controller at the roadworks. File picture: Denis Minihane

A traffic management worker whose foot was run over by a bus while he was operating a stop/go sign at roadworks has been awarded more than €103,000 by the High Court.

Damien O'Donoghue, Shanbally, Cappoquin, Co Waterford, sued his employer Total Highway Maintenance Ltd (THM) and Dublin Bus over the accident on the Kilmore Road in Coolock, Dublin, on November 15, 2015.