M20 footbridge.

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Who pays ?
M20 bridge collapse sees Kent motorway shut after crash - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-37204050
If ,as early reports suggest , it was struck by a transporter on the hard shoulder carrying an excavator. Does it all fall to that companies insurance to cough up for the lot?
What cost ?
Will anybody who lost out on holidays etc , be able to claim ?
It could have been so much worse , I hope that the motorbike rider makes a speedy recovery .
New undies for the driver of the white box artic !

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WaferThinHam said:

grumpy52 said:

Will anybody who lost out on holidays etc , be able to claim ?

Don't be daft, this isn't America.

I imagine the insurance company will be getting a large bill from the highways agency to sort the bridge.

I am willing to bet that on a forum somewhere that someone is asking if they can claim for missed flights etc ?
Not that I agree with it .
It's just going to add to the misery of driving in this area .

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Aren't most police forces self insured ?
Would this come under public liability insurance ?
I noticed the transporter is owned by a company that does recovery work .
Most of these companies carry public liability insurance, is this applicable in this case ?

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The transporter company has a depot just off the junction prior to the accident site .
Looking at photos at the accident site the excavator looks to still be chained securely and not to have moved far if at all.