Bus Accident Claims

Buses are generally considered to be a safe mode of public transport but like all motor vehicles, accidents do happen and like all road traffic accidents the reason behind the accident could be because of numerous things.

Bus passengers are owed a duty of care by the driver who must safeguard the well being of passengers at all times. Sometimes however this becomes hard to do if other drivers are being negligent and cause an accident or if the bus driver stops sharply.

Many of us rely on buses as our only means of transport and always feel safe when using them. However becoming the victim of personal injury due to a public transport accident can leave you with serious injury such as head, back or neck injuries as well as broken bones, crushed limbs and whiplash. All of these injuries can impact your life and even alter the way in which you live as well as keeping you out of work for numerous weeks or even months.

If you have been involved in a public transport accident, especially those involving buses within the last three years then you could be entitled to compensation. If the bus that you were travelling on became involved in a road traffic accident with another vehicle but the fault didn’t lie with the bus driver then you can claim compensation against the negligent driver of the other vehicle. However if the bus driver was at fault then you can claim personal injury compensation against the company that the bus driver works for.

Becoming involved in a road traffic accident is only one way in which you can claim compensation for negligent driving. If the driver of the bus you are travelling on was driving in a obscene way such as braking or accelerating harshly due to being late for example; and you are thrown from your seat as a result, causing personal injury you could be entitled to compensation, in this case you would, again, be claiming against the bus company that the driver works for.

If you are involved in a personal injury accident whilst using public transport in the form of a bus then it is important to take down the names and contact details of any witnesses as well as the bus driver’s number. All of this information will be vital if you are planning to put a claim in for compensation.

It is important to seek medical help after a personal injury even if your injuries do not seem to require it; this will again help if you are planning to claim for compensation.

Here at Accident Consultant we are experts in no win no fee personal injury compensation claims. Working on a no win no fee basis means that in a successful compensation claim you keep all of the money that you are awarded with your solicitors fees being paid by the losing party’s insurance.

We have many years of experience here at Accident Consultant in dealing with personal injury compensation claims and have helped many people just like you get the compensation that they deserve after a personal injury accident that wasn’t there fault.

If you have been injured in the last three years due to an accident whilst being the passenger of a bus then you could be entitled to compensation, call one of our free advisors today on 08081 68 69 70 to set up your free consultation or fill in our online claim form to the right of this page and one of our advisors will get back to you.

For more information about claiming after an accident whilst using a bus service then visit our main site, Accident Consult.