Unfortunately,
bus accidents often result in serious injury to passengers which require expensive medical care.
Bus accidents often involve large groups of people due to the fact that they carry multiple passengers.
The Greater Boston Bus Accident Attorneys at the law firm of Altman & Altman understand that injuries sustained in
a bus accident often have an enormous impact on the daily lives of victims and their families.
Not exact matches
Even bad
bus accidents rarely result in fatalities or serious injury, and the worst injury is
often to the driver (the only one who wears a belt, because he's in the riskiest seat on the
bus).
«
Accidents most frequently occurred when no parental supervision was present from the time of school dismissal until the early evening hours, and were most
often located mid-block,» said orthopaedic surgery resident and lead study author Alexa J. Karkenny, MD. «Injuries peaked during the warm months and clustered both near schools and
bus stops located near schools.
I hear about car and truck
accidents more
often than
bus accidents, but the seriousness of the injuries and the number of people injured are worse in most cases.
What's particularly disheartening is the fact that victims of bike
accidents caused by vehicles,
buses, or even trucks
often face extreme push - back from insurance companies who fight legitimate claims.
Often bus accident victims are left with severe and, in some cases, debilitating and permanent injuries, including:
Often times the
bus companies will through their quick
accident protocol attempt to detail the nature of the injuries of the passengers as «minor» or non-existent when same is not the case.
Also by their very nature
bus accidents are complicated as
bus companies are
often owned by companies outside the province or insured by companies other than ICBC.
The injuries that result in school
bus accidents or public transit
bus accidents are more
often than not serious (and
often life - ending).
Driver distraction - Failure on behalf of the driver to abide by all traffic rules
often causes
bus accidents.
If this is the case, there are
often strict limitations as to when a claim may be filed and how much compensation can be received for the
bus accident damages.
Since most
buses do not require or provide any form of safety restraint and allow passengers to stand while the vehicle is in motion with only a handle or a bar to grasp for balance, there are
often injuries to passengers during an
accident.
These
accidents can
often be very serious, even fatal, as
buses lack basic safety equipment like seatbelts, and the injuries sustained can be extensive.
Accidents occur
often when children are loading or unloading, and the
bus driver or other car drivers do not pay attention to the location of the children.
When one of these vans or
buses is in a traffic
accident, it's
often catastrophic.
Although
bus transportation is a dependable and cost - effective means of transportation, it
often leads to
accidents.
Bus accident claims can often be more complicated than other motor vehicle accidents because they involve more people and additional liability from the bus company itse
Bus accident claims can
often be more complicated than other motor vehicle
accidents because they involve more people and additional liability from the
bus company itse
bus company itself.
Since
buses are far larger than other vehicles on the road, injuries from
bus accidents are
often devastating.
Often,
bus accidents result in dozens of injuries and sometimes, fatalities.
Jamie Butler of Butler & Company is an experienced injury and car /
bus accident lawyer who
often travels to many other parts of British Columbia, such as Terrace BC, not far from Prince Rupert and the coast, and many other areas of BC to assist with ICBC and injury cases, DUI, IRP, and even criminal matters.
School
bus accidents very
often result in serious injury or death to school children.
Although
buses often provide efficient and economical transportation, they are occasionally involved in
accidents which, unfortunately, may result in injury or even death.
Bus accident lawsuits are generally complex and
often involve assessing liability and bringing claims against third parties - such as an insurance company.
Accidents involving public transit vehicles, which includes
buses and streetcars can
often result in serious injuries.