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Public transport accidents can be very unexpected. Travel on trains, buses, trams, planes, and boats is usually safe, however in the event of an accident, such as a collision with another vehicle, you may be able to claim compensation. Suffering any injury can put your trust in public transport in jeopardy, and can make travelling difficult in the future, both physically and mentally.
Coach owner found guilty following serious injury of young rugby player
Posted: 27 May 2015
Posted in: Arm Injury, Bus Accidents, Public Transport, Road Traffic Accidents
The owner of a coach company has been found guilty of dangerous driving offences after a young boy fell out of a vehicle onto the motorway. The coach had been taking a youth rugby team to a game on 16 May 2014 when one of the passengers, a 13-year-old boy, leaned on a “defective” emergency door and fell out of the vehicle. It was heard in the Bristol Crown Court that the emergency exit door on Keith Jones’s coach was highly unsafe, and recorder Malcolm Gibney warned Mr Jones that…
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Pensioner wins over £80,000 for injuries sustained in bus accident
Posted: 16 May 2015
Posted in: Bus Accidents, Public Transport, Road Traffic Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries
A pensioner has been awarded compensation for her serious injuries after being thrown 15ft down a bus during an accident in Nuneaton. The woman in her 80s, who requests to remain anonymous, received over £80,000 in damages after suffering severe injuries in the accident, including a broken spine and several broken ribs. She had been onboard a Stagecoach bus when the accident happened in Collycroft in November 2012. The bus that the woman had been travelling in was forced to break suddenly when a car pulled out in front of…
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Bus Accident Claims in Bristol – No Win No Fee Compensation
Posted in: Bus Accidents, Public Transport, Road Traffic Accidents
We can help people claim compensation who have been injured in a bus accident in Bristol when: You were working as the driver of the bus, and it wasn’t your faultYou were a passenger on a bus and were hurtYou were hit by a bus as a pedestrian, cyclist, or car driver In simple terms, we can help you to make a bus accident claim in Bristol if we can prove that the accident and injury was not your fault. Examples of Bus Accident Claims Helping bus drivers and passengers…
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Standards not met by duck boat tour operators
Posted: 18 December 2014
Posted in: Public Place Accidents, Public Transport
Incidents involving duck boat tours in Liverpool and London have highlighted serious failings. A recent report found that the incidents were caused by both poor maintenance and a general failure to meet standards. The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) said that the company behind the amphibious duck vehicles is “extremely fortunate” that no one was hurt in either of the incidents. One incident happened in June 2013 when the craft sank in Liverpool. 31 people, including children, had been on board the vehicle at the time, and 27 people required hospital…
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Dangers of sloping train station platforms identified
Posted: 20 August 2014
Posted in: Hip Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Public Transport
It has recently been identified by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) that the platforms of many train stations slope towards the tracks. A spokesperson from the branch said that the rail industry has not identified this as a problem, despite it having caused numerous accidents. With reports ranging from a child in a pushchair to a wheelchair user rolling onto the tracks, the majority of the reports laid the blame on the passengers involved. In September 2013 a baby in a pushchair had been left parallel to the track on…
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Bus technology to prevent accidents
Posted: 1 August 2014
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Bus Accidents, Pedestrian Injuries, Public Transport, Road Traffic Accidents
New detection software has been fitted to four London buses for a trial period of six weeks. The technology will detect pedestrians and cyclists, with the hope that accidents will be greatly reduced on the roads. The software alerts bus drivers when pedestrians and cyclists are close to the vehicle, making drivers more aware of their spatial surroundings. The selected trial buses run on the route 25 and 73, with two different trial systems due to start on the 15th of August. Transport for London plans to trial two different…
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Call for improved safety for rail workers
Posted: 19 February 2014
Posted in: Public Transport, Workplace Injuries, Wrongful & Accidental Death
Ten years after an accident that took the lives of four men working on a railway line, a rail union has called for the safety measures of workers to be improved. The Rail, Maritime & Transport (RMT) said that not enough improvements have been made to protect workers following the accident that happened a decade ago, and that action must be taken now to prevent the accident from repeating itself. The men were killed by a runaway 16-tonne wagon on the West Coast Main Line at Tebay. A memorial service…
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