Liverpool parade crash victim refused PIP despite life-changing injuries

A former British soldier injured while protecting his family during the Liverpool Parade attack applied for Personal Independence Payment. He suffered multiple injuries, including a torn trapezius muscle, a broken sternum, and cracked ribs, after a vehicle deliberately rammed into crowds. He said he could not stand for more than 30 minutes and struggled with day-to-day tasks at home. His pram was thrown 15 feet, and his baby survived without injury, while his partner spent weeks in hospital with a leg wound that still affects her. The injuries forced him to give up his factory job due to ongoing back pain. He also cited trauma from the crash and an ankle injury that contributed to his discharge from the Royal Military Police.

"A former British soldier who suffered life-changing injuries trying to protect his family from a car deliberately rammed into crowds during the Liverpool Parade attack has been refused Personal Independence Payment (PIP). Dan Eveson suffered a torn trapezius muscle in his neck and back, a broken sternum and three cracked ribs when he was struck by the Ford Galaxy driven by Paul Doyle, as he attempted to push his partner Sheree Aldridge and their five-month-old baby Teddy out of the path of danger."

"Despite his pram being flung 15ft down the road, miraculously Teddy survived without injury while Ms Aldridge spent weeks in hospital for a leg wound she still suffers from today. Mr Eveson, 37, was forced to give up his factory labourer job due to the back pain caused by his injuries, and in February applied for PIP on the grounds he is unable to stand for more than 30 minutes, and could not manage many day-to-day tasks independently in the family home."

"He referenced the trauma caused by the crash, as well as an ankle injury that led to the ex-soldier being discharged from the Royal Military Poli"

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