Personal Injury Law

Bus Safety Review after Fatal Bus Accident Ordered by Transportation Boss

By Kirk Bernard, Esq.

The website philly.com reported in a storyon April 29, 2009 that Ray LaHood, U.S. Secretary of Transportation has plans to order a full departmental review of motor coach safety. This action comes a day after five people were killed when a tour bus carrying French tourists crashed in Soledad, California a small town located in Monterey County. The wrongful death accident prompted the California Highway Patrol to close highway 101 in both directions.

Spokesperson for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Rae Tyson, stated that the review was issued after an April 21 hearing into a crash in Utah that killed nine people in January 2008.

In 1999 the National Transportation Safety Board recommended that the highway administration develop bus construction standards to reduce injuries during collisions and rollover accidents.

Tyson stated he expected the agency to present new bus safety policies by the end of the year.

Whether you are a child or an adult, ride a school bus or metro bus, you may be at risk for serious bus accident related injuries. If you have been involved in a bus accident or a car accident in Seattle, you may experience a variety of injuries, such as cuts and bruises, bone fractures, head injuries, and other serious injuries. The bus company may be held liable for your injuries and may compensate you for your pain and suffering, medical expenses, and other accident-related costs.

If you or a loved one has been involved in bus accident in Seattle, you need an attorney that knows the law and will fight for your rights. The Bernard Law Group is an experienced and aggressive Seattle personal injury law firm devoted exclusively to representing injury and accident victims. We have been successful in obtaining millions of dollars for our clients in a number of settlements and trial verdicts. We attorneys have the financial resources to take on any defendant. All of our attorneys are highly experienced and our special approach to handling cases enables us to monitor, update and deal with each and every issue for the successful resolution of our clients? claims. Please call 1-800-418-8282 for a free consultation.

Full post as published by Seattle Injury Blog on June 08, 2009 (boomark / email).