Dancer wins pay-out after toe amputation

Published on Wednesday 26 March 2008 21:23

A DANCER who lost her toe in a school bus accident has won a pay-out after suing the coach company for £20,000.

Perth Sheriff Court was told yesterday that Kristen Evans had reached an out-of-court settlement with Bluebird Buses.

The 18-year-old competition dancer was forced to have part of her toe amputated after it became trapped between seats on 7 September, 2005.

The accident happened as other pupils rushed on to the bus, and Miss Evans claimed the company had failed to look after the safety of passengers. The court was told yesterday that the Aberdeen-based firm had agreed to pay compensation.

In her writ, the dancer said she had been on the bus to school for only a few minutes and was sitting in the second row of seats from the front. The seats directly in front of her were of the flip-up type and she was sitting behind the empty seat with her legs crossed.

When other pupils boarded, flipping the seat, her foot became trapped between the back and the base of the folding seat in front of her. She suffered an injury to her left foot.

Miss Evans, from Perth, declined to comment on the court case afterwards.