Sarah de Lagarde, London Underground Ltd moves to court to violate the duty when she fell in September 2022 on a platform, leaving her physical and psychological damage to her
A mother of two miraculously survived the injury of two pipes on the land of London after she slipped at a station, but she says that one thing breaks her heart more.
Sarah de Lagarde was traveling to the house from working at the high Barnet station in North London in September 2022 when she fell on the gap between the train and the platform. Then she wounded twice with separate trains before he was pushed to the hospital for the arm and leg. The 47 -year -old now uses two artificial parties and offers a legal claim against London Underground Ltd (LUL), which is part of the London transportation (TFL), to violate the duty. Speaking of her ordeal, she said that the only thing that breaks her heart is the fact that she lost her “ability to embrace my young child with the arms.”
The first session was held in the case in the Royal Justice Courts today (June 25). Sarah praised the design of an “important teacher” in her “journey towards justice”, with Lol's defendant for the claim. She spoke outside the royal courts for justice after the session, describing the terrible accident and the resulting effect she caused on her life.
“I was moving home from work. I fell into the gap. I fled and crushed it by one, but two underground trains in London on the northern line. Surprisingly, I survived, but I cost me dearly – the first train took my arms, and the second train took my leg, she said.
However, the most sudden amputation effect is Sarah's inability to embrace her children as she did before the accident. She explained: “On that night, I lost my movement, my independence, my dignity, and above all, my ability to embrace my young child with my arms.
“Today, I stand in front of you not only as a survivor, but as a sound of change. The court hearing this afternoon is a great milestone on my journey towards justice against transportation for London, and I am optimistic.”
“While we are preparing for a full trial, I am not only fighting for justice for myself, but for a safer and more responsibility network for everyone.” At the initial hearing in London, Judge Roger Eastman said that an eight -week trial is likely to be held at the beginning of 2027, with another session to be held in September this year.
He also said: “I appreciate this demand of very high value, perhaps, and a very serious claim.” James McDonald, who represents Ms. De Lagarde, told the court that the case “is not an ordinary personal injury case.”
In the written presentations, he said that the cases that the trial judge will have to decide whether Lol was in a breach through the absence of a system in a place to ensure the monitoring of the platform train interface (PTI) where passengers start from a train at a station station. Another issue is whether Lol was “a breach because of the lack of training of her train operators to search for passengers on the paths when entering a station.”
“We realize that this is a tragic issue, and the prosecutor has some horrific injuries,” said Prashant Popat Kc. In the written presentations, he added: “The defendant denies these allegations. He also pleads with the contributing neglect.
“It is agreed on the parties that the case must first go towards a preliminary trial on responsibility. This would include the breach of duty, causal, and the issue of neglect to contribute.”
Speaking after the session, Sarah said that she suffers from post -trauma disorder and has not returned to the use of public transportation since the accident. “I am very terrified.”
“This case is incredibly important and may have a profound impact on how to run the London transport network in the future,” said Thomas Gervis, a partner at Li Dai's law office, which represents Sarah.
