Jeremy Clarkson being sued after gran’s horror accident at Farmer’s Dog pub | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV
Grandmother Elizabeth Palmby, 68, broke her ribs and required surgery when she cut her hand on “razor-sharp” metal covers in the car park of Jeremy Clarkson’s Cotswolds pub. Surgeons had to perform surgery to remove pieces of metal from the parking lot that remained in the woman’s hand. A “terrifying” jagged scar was left as a permanent reminder of what should have been a fun day out. The Farmer’s Dog became famous after being featured in Clarkson’s Farm on Amazon Prime, which follows Jeremy’s adventures running a farm and place. Elizabeth, from Scunthorpe, said: “I know Jeremy is a perfectionist, the bar was excellent and the staff were great but the car park was a complete disaster. This is very dangerous and an accident waiting to happen. I will probably be scarred for life.”
NHS worker Elizabeth and her husband Darren made the three-and-a-half-hour journey from home in November last year, but rain had turned the car park into a mud bath, with metal sheets covering puddles.
Elizabeth was carrying the eggs to the car when she fell, and she added: “I instinctively reached out to save myself and hit my knee badly. I fell on the bag carrying the eggs and shattered them all.”
After reporting the accident to staff in the car park, her husband took her to Witney General Hospital.
He said: “So I didn’t know how bad it was. But when they cleaned it up I saw a large, gaping, jagged, ugly wound. It was horrific and very painful. Car park covers must be sharp enough to cause that kind of damage.”
After being discharged and bandaged, he returned to the bar to fill out his accident book and returned home after a free meal and new eggs.
However, his x-ray was later examined and metal fragments had to be removed from his hand by a plastic surgeon. Moreover, it was revealed that his ribs were broken as a result of the fall.
Elizabeth later returned to the bar with her husband to see if things had improved after the accident and was shocked to find that nothing had changed.
Planning permission to install a permanent hard surface on the car park was approved by West Oxfordshire District Council last month, but work cannot begin until a “detailed” surface water drainage plan is submitted and approved within the next few months.
Despite being a bit wary of Jeremy, she contacted the accident experts at Express Solicitors and began making a claim.
Express.co.uk has contacted Farmer’s Dog for comment.
