Personal Injury Attorneys: Eleven Year-Old Girl Killed in Bus Accident
A student travelling to school on a school bus in Burlington County was killed after the bus collided with a dump truck yesterday morning. In addition to the child who was killed, more than a dozen other students suffered injuries as a result of the bus accident. After being rear-ended by a dump truck, the bus spun around and its back side slammed into a traffic light pole. Personal injury attorneys are saddened by this tragic turn of events.
The injured children were taken to area hospitals for treatment of their injuries. Three of the injured children were air lifted and others were taken to the hospital by ambulance.
Personal Injury Attorneys: School Bus Accidents Can Cause Serious Injuries to Children
School buses are a widely used mode of transportation throughout the country transporting as many as 24 million children to school every day. School bus accident statistics reveal approximately 27 school aged children die in school bus accidents each year. School bus operators must adhere to strict guidelines when operating a bus. Violating those guidelines may result in dangerous circumstances which may lead to a bus accident that can injure passengers, pedestrians, and/or drivers and passengers in other vehicles.
Children are commonly injured between seven and eight o’clock in the morning (before school) or between the three and four in the afternoon (after school has ended).
Children injured by school buses have suffered serious, catastrophic injuries including traumatic brain injuries, head injuries, burn injuries, back and neck injuries, amputations, fractured bones, internal injuries, or death. Three of the children sustained life threatening injuries and a young girl lost her life. The eleven year old was a triplet and the daughter of a New Jersey State Trooper, sources said.
Personal Injury Attorneys in Philadelphia and New Jersey
The Philadelphia personal injury attorneys at Messa & Associates are experienced at handling cases involving bus accidents, truck accidents, and injuries to children. Our extremely skilled team of personal injury attorneys and medical experts is dedicated to ensuring you receive proper compensation for your personal injuries. If your child has suffered an injury as a result of a bus accident, truck accident, other motor vehicle accident, or any other type of personal injury, contact the Philadelphia personal injury attorneys of Messa & Associates for a free consultation. Call toll free at 1-877-MessaLaw, or submit a free online inquiry.
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