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Bus Accidents

Bus Accident Lawyers Discuss Two Bus-truck Crashes

Multiple injuries often occur when two kinds of large commercial vehicles - buses and trucks - are in traffic accidents explain the bus accident lawyers at the Frekhtman & Associates injury law firm. These are typically major accidents, because buses often carry dozens of passengers, and large trucks frequently wreak havoc due to their sheer size and weight. When a truck and a bus are in the same accident, the results are often particularly serious. Numerous bus passengers were injured in two separate bus-truck accidents in the region as the Memorial Day holiday got underway. Together, these two crashes injured more...

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Bus Accident Lawyers Discuss One Of Worst Bus Crashes In Years

A bus en route from a casino to Los Angeles rear-ended a semi tractor-trailer on Interstate 10 near Palm Springs, California, causing dozens of injuries and significant loss of life explains one of the New York City bus accident lawyers at the F&A injury law firm. The crash occurred just after 5 a.m. on Sunday, October 23. It is one of the worst bus crashes in the United States in recent years. Mangled Wreckage The impact was so severe that portions of the truck’s trailer were found 15 feet into the front of the bus. There were 44 passengers and a driver...

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Preventing New York Bus Accidents

Preventing New York Bus Accidents Now that New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York City’s Mayor Bill de Blasio, and other state officials are keenly focused on decreasing all transportation-related deaths in the state, fatalities are starting to slowly decline. Mayor de Blasio’s street safety plan, Vision Zero (based on a similar one created in Sweden) is being used to prevent various types of New York City accidents. Governor Cuomo has been directly involved with providing new buses to New York, a number of which will soon be testing new safety technologies. These may eventually lead to an effective pedestrian turn warning...

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Bus Accident Lawyers Discuss Tour Bus Crash in Central Park

A double-decker tour bus ran up on a curb and crashed into a tree in Central Park on Thursday, July 21 states one of the New York City bus accident lawyers at the F&A injury law firm in Manhattan. According to the New York Daily News, 13 people suffered injuries when the accident happened at approximately 1:15 p.m. at Fifth Avenue and East 63rd Street on the Upper East Side. Those Injured Transported to Two Hospitals Authorities said that a 70-year-old male to tourist and a 71-year-old female tourist suffered head injuries. Emergency personnel transported them to New York Presbyterian Hospital. According...

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Bus Accident Lawyers Discuss Head-on Bus/SUV Crash

New York City bus accident lawyers at the F&A Injury Law Firm discuss a recent crash between a bus and SUV. Bus passengers are often quite vulnerable when crashes happen. In a wreck near Disney World, multiple passengers suffered injuries. Investigators allege that an SUV motorist caused the fiery bus crash when she fell asleep at the wheel at about 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 14. The collision occurred about one mile from Disney's Animal Kingdom. Driver Allegedly Falls Asleep The driver of an Isuzu SUV had been with her family at Disney World just before the accident happened, according to what...

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Bus Accident Lawyers Discuss Bus Crash on New Jersey Interstate

A commercial coach bus and a car collided on an interstate in northern New Jersey on Tuesday, February 16. Authorities believe the bus hit black ice before hitting the car and a guard rail. Bus accident lawyers would assist in investigating this crash and helping any injured victims receiving compensation. Early Morning Accident The accident happened at about 5:45 a.m. on eastbound Interstate 78 near mile marker 48 in Summit, NJ, according to a spokesperson for the New Jersey State Police. ABC 7 News reported that the bus was "packed" when it began its Lehigh Valley, PA-to-New York City route. Injured Taken to Hospital Emergency...

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Bus Accident Lawyers Discuss Overturned Tour Bus on I-95

A tour bus scheduled to transport 55 passengers from Flushing Meadows to the Mohegan Sun Casino overturned on the Connecticut Turnpike during a snowstorm on Monday, February 8, at approximately 12:30 p.m. The Connecticut State Department of Transportation says that accident happened in the northbound lanes, just past Exit 61. Numerous Injuries Emergency personnel took at least 30 injured victims to the Hospital of St. Raphael at Yale-New Haven and Yale-New Haven Hospital, according to CBS 2 News. Medical personnel reported that six people were in critical, but stable, condition. Some passengers reportedly suffered broken bones in the crash. Uninjured passengers were...

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Bus Accident Lawyers Discuss Pre-Super Bowl Crash Involving Denver Broncos Players

On Monday, February 1, three buses carrying the Denver Broncos football team were in a chain reaction crash. The players were on their way to their hotel after a Super Bowl practice at Stanford University Stadium. Accident Details A spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol said buses were in a motorcade escorted by a CHP security detail when a Toyota Rav4 suddenly stopped in front of the vehicles. The accident happened in Sunnyville on southbound 101, north of Highway 237, at approximately 1:45 p.m. When the SUV appeared in front of the buses, the bus drivers hit their brakes, and the buses...

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Bus Accident Lawyers Discuss Crash That Injures 12 Students

An early morning bus accident on Friday, January 29, sent a number of middle school students to the hospital. SUV Rear-ends Bus Authorities say that a sport utility vehicle crashed into the rear of a school bus when its yellow lights were flashing. The multi-injury accident happened at Village Green and Sicklerville roads in Gloucester Township, New Jersey. According to WPVI, the bus was transporting 30 students to Ann Mullen Middle School at the time. Injuries to Occupants of Both Vehicles Dispatchers sent multiple rescue units to the scene, and emergency personnel took 12 of the children to the hospital. Authorities described all injuries...

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Bus Accident Lawyers Discuss Collision Between Tour Bus and Tractor Trailer

A tour bus enroute from Toronto to New York City was involved in a collision with an automobile and a tractor-trailer in upstate New York. According to the Onondaga County Sheriff's Department, the crash occurred at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 6. Tour Bus Strikes Both Car and Semi Deputies say that the Pine Hills Trailways bus was southbound on Interstate 81 south of Syracuse, just prior to the mishap. The series of events allegedly began when a motorist crashed his car along the freeway. A trucker then pulled his 18-wheeler over so that he could offer assistance. The tour bus subsequently collided...

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