A 54-year-old Hartford man who was the victim of a freak accident in which a van tumbled onto his car has settled his lawsuit for $425,000.

Himzija Selimovic was in the driver's seat and parked on the side of Franklin Avenue in Hartford when a Chevy Express driven by Felix Santos landed on his car. Selimovic had been parked along a curb waiting for his child to get off a school bus when the accident occurred. He sustained numerous injuries, including to his back and right leg; experienced blurred vision and chest pain.

Selimovic's attorneys and attorneys for DATTCO bus company and several insurance companies settled the case in mediation July 7. The case was mediated in Middletown Superior Court by Judge Julia Aurigemma.