Greyhound Bus Accident Lawyer
Bus Crash Lawyers of Fresno & Los Angeles CountiesGreyhound bus accident attorneys are on the scramble. Fresno bus injury lawyers are already reporting that the the early morning Greyhound bus crash that occurred on July 22, 2010 in the Central Valley took the lives of six people and injured ten or more people. The California Highway Patrol officials stated the bus crash took place at approximately 2:14 a.m. in the northbound lanes of Highway 99 near the intersection of McKinley Avenue. This accident that occurred near Fresno according to The LA Times is still under investigation and accident investigators are reporting the Greyhound driver took action to avoid an overturned SUV. The Greyhound bus struck the overturned SUV another vehicle, struck the concrete center divider and a tree.
The Los Angeles bus that was scheduled to go to Sacramento after leaving Los Angeles was carrying 47 passengers according to investigators. There were five passengers killed and the driver in the collision and at least ten people injured. The northbound lanes of Highway 99 were closed after the crash while emergency response personnel and investigators were on the scene. Highway 99 was closed during this time at Olive Avenue.
As any qualified Los Angeles accident attorney already know,s Buses compared with other types of transportation on the roadways are usually safe and the statistics from the National Traffic Safety Administration in 2006 showed that bus accidents were responsible for one half of one percent of all fatal accidents. The difference is when a bus crash takes place the result is tragic, first because of the amount of passengers and secondly because they do not have the safety features of other vehicles like airbags and seatbelts. This means passengers are unprotected in a crash and can be thrown from their seats, which can lead to severe injuries, permanent disabilities and deaths.
California bus accident claims are complex and require experienced California bus accident lawyers to receive an appropriate amount of compensation from the negligent parties. Ehline Law the Fresno Greyhound bus collision attorneys have the experience and resources that are needed to represent victims of bus crashes. If you or a loved one has been injured in a Fresno or LA County bus crash and suffered a wrongful death, or other injury, contact Ehline Law for your consultation instead of going it alone at (415) 684-7688.
Ehline Law | Personal Injury Lawyer Pc
50 Francisco Street, Suite 460
San Francisco, CA - (415) 684-7688
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