A motorist has been awarded €6,385 in damages, 8 years after he was injured in a road accident.

John Pisani had been driving his motorcycle in Ghajn Dwieli road in Paola in December 2010 when he was injured in a collision with a vehicle being driven by Peter Mamo.

Mamo and his insurance company had accepted liability for the accident in October 2017. Pisani had paid out some €3,062 in medical costs and had suffered a permanent disability between 2 and 3 per cent.

Using a formula established by case law, magistrate Francesco Depasquale worked out the damages for loss of earnings at €4,153.90, from which 20% was being deducted as payment would be in the form of a lump sum, leaving €3,323.12.

In view of the admission by the defendant, the court therefore ordered him to pay Pisani a total of €6,385.65 for both loss of earnings and actual damages suffered.