Having responsibility for someone's death is a terrible thing. Unfortunately, there are any number of circumstances that can lead to causing someone's death, including: Medical negligence Dangerous driving (road traffic collision) Industrial accidents Criminal assaults Sporting accidents In fact, whenever someone dies and natural causes, such as old age, are not clearly at fault, it's important to consider whether someone's actions or negligence may be to blame. That's when you may wish to speak to one of our fatal injury solicitors to see if a compensation claim is the most appropriate course of action.