Dubai: A driver, who ended up bound to a wheelchair for the rest of his life following a car accident, has won Dh1.5 million in compensation.

Medical reports confirmed that the 30-year-old Indian driver, Seddiqi V., sustained multiple traumatic injuries and fractures after a Syrian man, A.Y., ran into his car in April 2012.

The Dubai Traffic Court convicted A.Y. of being liable for Seddiqi’s multiple injuries and fined him Dh2,000 following the accident that happened at Dubai Investment Park.

The Dubai Cassation Court ordered the insurance company, where A.Y.’s vehicle was insured, to pay Dh1.5 million in compensation to Seddiqi against his emotional, medical, moral and financial damages.

Records said due to the gravity of the accident, an ambulance rushed the victim to Rashid Hospital where he underwent instant operations to treat his injuries and fractures.

Upon hospital admission, he was bleeding profusely from his mouth, with multiple facial lacerations and bruises on the left side of his face, bilateral equal air entry and soft abdomen.

Seddiqi’s lawyer, advocate Karunagappally Shamsudeen, of Al Kabban and Associates, lodged a civil lawsuit in which he sought Dh5 million against his client’s damages and injuries.

“The accident happened while Seddiqi was on duty. When diagnosed, doctors found bilateral femur fracture, fracture of left patella, fracture of left distal radius, fracture of right mandible, laceration on left shoulder and face, fracture of right fibula, multiple facial fractures and left basal ganglia haemorrhage with left occipital IVH. After treatment, his family moved him to India for further medical management. The insurance company [that had insured A.Y.’s car] has a civic responsibility towards my client. The latter became bound to a wheelchair for the rest of his life … he cannot move or use his arms properly,” contended advocate Shamsudeen in his lawsuit.

The Dubai Civil Court issued a judgement ordering the insurance company to pay Dh700,000.

The victim’s lawyer appealed the primary ruling [Dh700,000] and asked the appeal court to look into his initial compensatory amount [Dh5 million].

The Dubai Appeal Court appointed a committee of medical experts to examine Seddiqi and issue a detailed report about his disability.

Records obtained by Gulf News said the court-appointed medical committee confirmed that the victim sustained a 70 per cent permanent disability and deserved a higher compensation.

“Seddiqi sustained medical, physical, financial and moral damages following the accident. He cannot work any more and requires constant assistance to use his hands besides having become bound to a wheelchair for the rest of his life,” Shamsudeen mentioned in his lawsuit.

The Appeal Court overturned the primary ruling and ordered the insurance company to pay Dh1.5 million in compensation. The Dubai Cassation Court also confirmed the appellate ruling.

The ruling is final.

Meanwhile advocate Shamsudeen told Gulf News that the company has already paid the compensatory amount.