LOCAL, STATE GOVERNMENT COULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SOME BUS ACCIDENTS—CALL SAN FRANCISCO BUS ACCIDENT INJURY LAW FIRM NOW (Part 1 of 2)

Although bus accidents may not happen as frequently as car or motorcycle accidents, they can still do a lot of damage. The size of the bus and the number of passengers that a bus could potentially contain are two factors that could make bus accidents deadly. Bus accidents are also special because many buses are owned and operated by local or state governments, and others are owned and operated by private companies. This means that for victims involved in bus accidents, they could potentially hold the government responsible for their injuries. However, this does depend on the circumstances of each case and who was ultimately responsible for the accident.

In a 2007 report provided by the California Highway Patrol’s Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System, there were approximately thirty-seven fatal bus accidents; five of those accidents were school buses. In about thirteen of the bus accidents, the drivers were at fault. There were also almost 1,800 injury collisions involving buses, and about 400 of those involved school buses. Approximately 36% of the injury accidents occurred because it was the driver’s fault.

The attorneys at Greenberg & Rudman LLP represent people who have been seriously injured as well as the families of those who have been killed under wrongful death circumstances. We handle all cases on a contingency basis. We are paid a percentage of what we recover for you. This means you will pay no legal fees unless we collect money for you. If we do not recover money for you, you will not owe us a fee. Call us now at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) for a free and confidential consultation. Go to our website, www.alawpro.com to read more about our attorneys.