Intersting case involving a Police vehicle RTA

This case was heard just a few days. A Police vehicle was in collision with a private vehicle on a roundabout. Both parties sustained quite severe injuries although the civilian had the more severe.

At the initial trial, it liability was split 55/45 in favour of the Police driver.

However, on appeal it was overturned and the Police driver was held 65% liable, quite a difference from the original judgement. Oh, and it does not appear that the Police driver was on an emergency call.

Bit of a read, but if you are interested, the transcript of the judgement is here

http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2013/782.html

Interesting, the age old question of two wrongs

Or in this case three wrongs
Failing to give way to the right
Failing to slow down at a junction
Failing to comply with a roundabout
I’m thinking the 65% - 35% split liability is close enough without going into 66.wotsit%