FIVE DEAD IN HIGHWAY 101 BUS CRASH IN MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA (Part 1 of 2)
Bus accidents can cause extreme injuries and pose liability to the owners of the bus. The sheer size of the bus can cause major injuries and even death to the passengers and vehicles around the bus. The owner of the bus could be liable for the injuries, as well as the driver, and his employer. Most buses are operated by metropolitan transit systems, which are owned and operated by the city or county. However, there are also other privately owned buses that are used primarily for tours or trips. In these cases, there might be liability to the company conducting the tour, the driver, and his employer, and the owner of the bus. If you have been injured in a bus accident, you need to call Greenberg & Rudman LLP now at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) for a free and confidential consultation.
On April 29, 2009, five people died and dozens of others were injured on Highway 101 in Monterey in a bus crash. The accident happened on southbound Highway 101 overpass in Soledad. The bus belonged to Orion Pacific and hit a guardrail and overturned. There were three people dead at the scene and two later pronounced dead at local hospitals. The California Highway Patrol has reported that many people were ejected from the bus and landed on the railroad tracks under the overpass. There were approximately thirty six passengers and one driver onboard the bus. The passengers on board were French tourists, whose tour had begun in Los Angeles a few days earlier. That stretch of the highway was closed for the remainder of Tuesday and remained limited in its use until Wednesday.
Bus accidents can be attributed to several different reasons. One of the most common may be driver error, in which the driver fell asleep at the wheel, or was intoxicated or was not trained properly to drive the vehicle. Other reasons may include bad road conditions, weather or problems with the vehicle itself. The attorneys at Greenberg & Rudman LLP specialize in personal injury cases, and have won over $150 million in verdicts and settlements. Please call us for a free and confidential consultation at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) with one of our knowledgeable attorneys. Go to our website, www.alawpro.com to read more about bus accidents.
Would you like to know more about this bus accident and the liability that a driver and the owner of the bus can face? Go to Part 2: BUS DRIVER OF ACCIDENT HAD PREVIOUS PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT – CALL SF BAY AREA BUS ACCIDENT INJURY LAWYERS NOW (Part 2 of 2)
