An actor has been awarded £10,000 in damages after being injured during a fight scene with martial arts star Steven Seagal, The Mirror reports today.

Sang Cam Lui claims that he was an inch away from being paralysed when he was dropped on his head while filming a scene for movie Out For A Kill. He suffered from exhaustion, blurred vision, loss of appetite and muscle pains.

The actor was originally offered £150 and was not given proper medical treatment following the accident.

He explained, "My doctor back in London said I had a lucky escape. If I had landed an inch over where I fell, I could have been paralysed or killed."

The film company involved have now awarded Sang £10,000 in an out of court settlement.