A weekend tour through Harvard University quickly turned into chaos when the bus carrying more than 40 passengers, high school students and chaperons alike slammed into a 10 foot high overpass in Boston on Saturday night. The Calvary Coach bus crashed into the overpass on Soldiers Field Rd., a road officials describe, as having height restriction warnings “all over the place”.
The crash, while injuring more than 35 people, was coming from Bristol, PA carrying students from A Dream for a Dream Foundation based in Bristol, PA that provides opportunities for at risk youth in the Philadelphia area. A 17 year old remains in critical condition and was listed as having “life threatening injuries” while 3 other passengers were listed as having serious injuries. Police and the Boston Fire Department worked to get the passengers out for over an hour while the driver remained unharmed.
If you or someone you love has recently been involved in a bus accident, contact the law office of Mazow|McCullough, P.C. today. We have experience dealing with the complicated cases that can arise out of the negligence of both a company and an employee. We can help you to feel empowered again, as you are compensated for you or your loved one’s injuries. The right lawyer makes all the difference.
In Massachusetts because we have the MBTA there are certain notice requirements that aren’t necessary the same as in regular car accidents. In Massachusetts if you have been struck by an MBTA or you are a passenger on an MBTA bus and you have been injured there are certain statuary notice requirements necessary in order to bring a claim against the MBTA. So in that regard they are different then regular car accidents.
Contact a Massachusetts Car Accident Lawyer
My name is Robert Mazow. I am a partner at Mazow McCullough. If you have been hurt or a family member has been hurt as a result of someone ale’s negligence call us the right lawyer makes all the differences.
With the summer comes an urge to travel. Whether it is to share the wonderful weather with friends or family, go visit a beautiful area of our country or to simply enjoy exploring new places; hitting the road is a time honored American tradition. Many of us take the bus to get from here to there, letting someone else deal with the driving, stress and traffic that can come with a summer road trip.
Most of the time, these trips are uneventful periods between home and your destination, where you may enjoy the scenery and also meet interesting people. Unfortunately this is not always the case. Bus companies often force their drivers into extended working hours to cut costs, ignore reports of unsafe driving, fail to investigate the background of those they employ, or simply neglect to maintain their vehicles. The passengers’ safety may be an after-thought for the big companies.
If you or someone you love has recently been involved in a bus accident, contact the law office of Mazow|McCullough, P.C. today. We have experience dealing with the complicated cases that can arise out of the negligence of both a company and an employee. We can help you to feel empowered again, as you are compensated for you or your loved one’s injuries. The right lawyer makes all the difference.
In the state of Massachusetts, if you’re involved in an incident or a collision as a passenger of a bus or of another motor vehicle that’s struck by a bus, who’s at fault and who’s responsible will really depend on the specific facts of that accident. It is possible that the bus driver is at fault, wasn’t paying attention, stopped short or ran a red light. But it’s also possible that another vehicle cut off that bus or collided with that bus.
Collecting Bus Accident Information
Therefore it’s very important if you’re involved in an incident or collision within the state of Massachusetts involving a bus, to gather as much information as you can at the time of that incident to present that information going forward.
