Man who suffered catastrophic injuries when scrambler bike landed on him settles action for €5.2m

Man and his wife were sunbathing in a Dublin park when a scrambler bike came over a hill and collided with the couple

Ilabek Avetian suffered a severe brain injury, fractures, and lost an eye in the accident at Darndale Park, Coolock, on June 9, 2018. Picture: Olivia Lynott

A man who suffered catastrophic injuries when a scrambler motorbike landed on him as he was sunbathing with his wife in a Dublin City park has settled a High Court action for €5.2m.

Ilabek Avetian was only 39 years of age and had just moved to Ireland from Lithuania to begin a new life when the scrambler motorbike came over a hill and collided with the couple.