Bus Accidents
Get informed about the causes and consequences of bus accidents and discover safety tips.
Written by Sameer shaikh
Updated at January 10th, 2025
BUS ACCIDENTS
Like an auto accident, a bus accident can happen in the blink of an eye, due to traffic conditions, machinery malfunction, and other causes. Since bus lines and school bus drivers are required to exercise the highest level of care to assure the safety of passengers, passengers who are injured in a bus accident are generally entitled to compensation for their injuries.
Scenarios involving Buses:
The lead was a passenger in the bus. The bus was hit by a car & the car driver was found at fault.--Car Accident.
The lead was a passenger in the bus. The bus hit a car. The bus driver was at fault for the accident-MVA Car Accident
The lead was a passenger in a bus. The lead was injured due to reckless driving by the bus driver-Transit Accident.
TRAIN ACCIDENTS
Although train accidents are rare, they do occur occasionally because of derailment, equipment malfunction, and other causes. Whatever the cause of the train accident, the results can be devastating. Victims may suffer loss of property, fractures, brain injury, spinal cord injury, paralysis, and even wrongful death. Persons harmed in a train accident can pursue damages for their injuries.