Triathlete who suffered serious injuries after cycling over pothole is suing council after finding it still there 15 months on
A triathlete who suffered multiple injuries after hitting a pothole with his bike is suing a council after finding out it still hasn't been repaired more than a year later.
Paul Hughes broke his collarbone, ribs and pelvis, damaged a lung and fractured his spinal cord when he went over a pothole on his Pinarello 8k bike in Stourbridge on October 22, 2022.
The 57-year-old, from Great Witley, spent 10 days in Dudley's Russells Hall Hospital and is still suffering pain after the accident in Sugar Loaf Lane.
He had returned to his job as a groundsman two months afterwards but has since been made redundant, which he believes is because he is now physically unable to work at the same speed.
Mr Hughes has now launched a personal injury claim against Staffordshire County Council for compensation after discovering the pothole that caused his injuries has still not been repaired
He said: “It’s really not right that the pothole is still there, it’s dreadful. I think it’s about time this was sorted.
"Lots of people like to get out on their bikes but it’s dangerous, and it seems to get more and more dangerous each year.
“You end up riding further out into the middle of the road to avoid potholes, and then you’re in the way of cars.”
