Life is unpredictable, and unanticipated incidents can cause catastrophic injuries.
A shop owner has narrowly escaped with his life and has been injured critically after being struck by bricks that fell from the roof of a building without warning onto his shop in Meru Town, Meru County Wednesday, eyewitnesses said.
The victim identified as Mwenda was taken to hospital for treatment of a serious injury and was said to be in critical but stable condition.
According to an eyewitness at the scene, the bricks broke away from a building undergoing roof work and landed on Mwenda’s roof. The roof then crashed on the inside. The eyewitness reported that customers in his shop dodged the falling bricks, and most of them escaped unscathed.
There were no further reports about the condition of the injured shop owner. However, being struck on the head by a falling brick can obviously lead to traumatic brain injuries. Medical expenses for emergency treatment may be substantial and depending on the severity of the injury, the victim may need ongoing care in the future.
Meru Town police responded to the building located opposite the mosque after receiving reports of a building collapse. Footage showed a pile of bricks on the ground next to the building.
An eyewitness urged the Meru County Government to ensure that additional precautionary public safety measures were put in place in buildings under construction in Meru Town and called for a full investigation to be carried out.
After accidents such as this one, victims may pursue financial relief. A premises liability claim may be filed against the owner of the building that collapsed and caused possible injuries.
However, this is a complicated field of the law, especially the task of establishing negligence. Determining the value of the claim to ensure that future medical expenses, lost income and more are covered is also better calculated by professionals.
Some victims choose to utilise the services of experienced personal injury lawyers to navigate these types of lawsuits for them.
