ALTAMONT COMMUTER EXPRESS AND AMTRAK TRAIN ACCIDENTS KILL VICTIMS IN BAY AREA
Last week in San Francisco, there was a multiple injury train accident involving the MUNI light-rail system. Luckily in that accident, there were only injuries and no fatalities. In several places along railroad tracks in the Bay Area, there is inadequate protection from trains, or a lack of signs warning pedestrians from the danger. Conductors operating the trains may not be able to stop the train in time, or may not even realize that there is danger on the tracks. Another danger that may occur on railroads is when drivers in other vehicles break the law by stopping on the tracks when the train is coming, or by leaving their vehicle too close to the tracks.
A crash in Lathrop on July 27, 2009 between an Altamont Commuter Express train and a pickup truck resulted in one fatality. The train left from the Stockton station and was headed to San Jose. The pickup truck was parked on the railroad tracks when the train struck it, killing the driver. In another train accident on July 28, 2009, a pedestrian was killed by an Amtrak train in Fairfield. The victim was struck around 4:45 p.m. near East Tabor Avenue. Officials are still investigating the circumstances of the crash, but there were no passengers or crew members injured in the crash. Amtrak service was also delayed two and a half hours as a result of the incident.
Have you or a loved one been injured in a train accident in the Bay Area? Being injured in such an accident is a terrible time or you and your family. We may not be able to heal you or reverse the accident, but we can help you obtain compensation for your injuries. Focus on the things you need to right now and make sure that your legal rights are being protected by an experienced trial attorney. Call Greenberg & Rudman LLP now at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) for your free and confidential consultation. Please visit our website, www.alawpro.com to find out more about train accidents.
