London Bridge attack survivors seek medical costs from van hire firm's insurer

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Survivors of the London Bridge terror attack who suffered serious injuries when they were hit by a hired van are claiming compensation from the insurer of the rental company.

The group will make a claim against Probus, the insurance company for Hertz, to pay for medical costs.

Terrorist ringleader Khuram Butt, 27, hired the white Renault Master van hours before launching the attack which killed eight people and injured dozens more.

He, Youssef Zaghba, 22, and Rachid Redouane, 30, drove ploughed the van into people on London Bridge - killing Xavier Thomas and Christine Archibald and injuring several other people - before stabbing passers-by at random near Borough Market.

Terrorists involved in the van and knife attack on London Bridge heading north past the underground station Credit: Met Police

The law was changed in 2017, just before the Westminster Bridge attack by extremist Khalid Masood, to allow victims of terror attacks to make claims against car rental companies.

However Mr Maguire warned that this has created a two-tier system, because those who were stabbed have to claim from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Agency, which provides smaller payouts.

London Bridge terrorists (left to right) Khuram Shazad Butt, Rachid Redouane and Youssef Zaghba Credit: Met Police