Bus accident injury victims may have multiple avenues for seeking compensation
A women’s retreat planned by a church in Downey CA suffered an unexpected hiccup this past Sunday afternoon, when one of a series of shuttle busses transporting women back from a mountain retreat overturned on State Route 330, about 60 miles east of Los Angeles.
According to the San Bernardino County Fire Department, who responded to the bus accident, of the 22 people on board the bus, 20 were injured, 6 of them seriously. All 20 of the bus accident injury victims were taken to the hospital by ambulance.
Although the California Highway Patrol is still investigating the cause of the accident, a spokesman has announced that the shuttle bus made contact with another vehicle on its way down the mountain. The bus then came to rest on its right side, lying diagonally across the road and blocking both lanes of traffic for several hours.
Liability in Bus Accident Cases
This accident is interesting in that it calls up some questions about bus accident liability and about the qualms victims may sometimes feel when pursuing injury claims against people or corporations they know personally.
It is important to point out that there may be multiple different parties with a share of liability in a bus accident. It all depends on the cause of the accident. For example, if defective brakes caused the bus to crash, the manufacturer would be to blame. Of, if driver error caused the accident, the driver and their employer could be liable.
Employer involvement in a bus accident can be both good and bad. On the positive side, it means that there should be plenty of compensation available via the employer’s corporate insurance policy. On the negative side, it usually means that high-powered corporate defense attorneys are going to be called in with the goal of reducing or denying the victims’ claims in any way possible. For this reason, bus accident injury victims should never attempt to resolve cases on their own. They should at least consult a bus accident injury attorney for help understanding their legal position in the case and the amount of compensation they are entitled to. For best results, they should retain a bus accident injury attorney to negotiate directly with the liable party’s attorneys or insurance adjusters and help secure full and fair compensation for their injuries.
Remember, if you are injured in any type of accident, you deserve compensation. Do not let personal feelings about the individual responsible for the injury interfere with getting what you need to heal after your injuries and move on with your life afterwards.
For help with your bus accident injury claim, do not hesitate to contact Fernando D. Vargas at 909-982-0707 and request a free consultation.
