July 13th is when disaster is most likely to strike, analysis of injury dates shows.
Lawyers at Edwards Hoyle studied case data from the last two years and concluded that July has been the worst month for personal injury, with 11 per cent of all cases taken on by the firm being in that month. Spookily, the most unsafe day for clients was 13 July.
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The safest time of the year as far as personal injury is concerned was January, a month which accounts for just five per cent of injuries resulting in a claim taken on by the firm. 31 January was the safest day of the year.
Unhappy birthdays are a rarity at the firm – less than 0.12 per cent of clients suffered their injury on their birthday.
David Edwards, managing partner, said: “We’ve often been asked if there’s a particular time of year, month or day in a week when personal injury most commonly occurs, so we thought it was about time we found out. Obviously, all personal injury cases are examples of misfortune and, more often than not, being in the wrong place at the wrong time, so it can happen anywhere and anytime.”
