When out cycling with a friend, a boy was injured when his bike hit a pothole, causing him to be thrown over the handle bars into metal railings.

Kieran Smith, aged twelve of Exwick in Exeter, required hospital attention due to the cycling accident as it caused bruised ribs, black eyes and cut lips.

Kieran’s dad, is not happy with the council who have left the potholes unrepaired in Kinnerton Way, Exwick, Exeter, where the cycle accident happened.

He feels his son could have sustained much worse injuries from his accident.

As he hit the railings with such force, it was described his injuries looked like he had done 12 rounds in a boxing ring.

A spokeswoman from Devon County Council went to inspect the pothole which caused the cycle accident, and said ” We have been to inspect the area and do not consider the small hole to be a safety defect.”

For accidents and injuries caused by potholes, often a claim for injury compensation is made by the injured party. We can advise if a claim for tripping on a pothole, or whether a claim for an accident caused by cycling into a pothole can be made.

Please contact us on 0845 10 88 333 or claim by clicking: Pothole Accident Claim.