An insurance company has been ordered to pay Dh1.5 million in compensation to a worker, who suffered permanent physical and mental disability following a car accident in March 2017.

An Emirati man was speeding in his Mercedes Benz when he mowed down the Indian worker, Israr Ekramuddine, who was trying to cross the Falaj Al Mualla Street in Umm Al Quwain (UAQ).

The Traffic Prosecution in UAQ accused the 29-year-old driver of causing critical injuries to the Indian, driving recklessly, speeding and wrecking the car.

Advocate Ebrahim further provided the Civil Court with the medical reports that his client suffered critical injuries in his head, mouth and stomach. “The head injury made Ekramuddine suffer memory loss and the injury in his face led to aphasia. He cannot do his primary needs without assistance,” argued Ebrahim.

The insurance company dismissed any accountability and asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit.

Presiding judge Salem Mohammad Al Qaidi ordered the insurance company to pay Dh1.5 million in compensation.