New York School Bus Accident Attorneys

If your child has been seriously injured in a school bus accident in the State of New York, contact Wingate, Russotti & Shapiro immediately. Our lawyers have vast experience successfully representing the victims of all types of serious personal injury accidents, and are prepared to protect the rights of your injured child. Since 1990, our accomplished law firm has recovered millions of dollars in verdicts, recoveries, and settlements for our injured clients. Please contact a New York school bus accident lawyer at Wingate, Russotti & Shapiro today to discuss your child's bus accident injury case.

Every day, millions of children ride the bus to and from school in the United States, never suspecting that they may be seriously injured or even killed in a bus related accident. But fatalities and injuries, both minor and catastrophic, may be the outcome of a school bus related accident. Out of the 16,000 school bus related accidents that take place each year approximately 12,000 children suffer from varying degrees of injury. In a recent fifteen year period, close to 1,500 people have died after being involved in bus related accidents in the U.S., including bus occupants, drivers of other vehicles, and pedestrians.

There are many reasons that a school bus may be involved in an accident, such as:

• Damaged or hidden traffic signs
• Dangerous or faulty roads
• Defective bus parts
• Lack of security on the bus
• Negligence on part of other motor vehicle drivers
• Negligence on the part of the driver
• Poor weather conditions

Unfortunately, many school buses that are transporting our young children do not come equipped with safety belts or any other type of restraint system. The lack of seat belts places school aged children at risk for a variety of injuries, as well as ejection from the vehicle.

Children who ride the bus are not the only youngsters who are at risk for school bus accidents. Children who are walking in the vicinity of a school bus may be hit, run over, or dragged by the bus.

Like other motor vehicles, school buses are also plagued with defects and other hazards that pose a threat of serious physical injury. Click here to view some recent school bus recalls that have been made:

• School Bus Recalls

Even if your child says that he or she feels fine, and does not have any visible injuries, you should take your child to a physician immediately following a school bus related accident. Some injuries may only be discovered after certain tests have been performed; and if you decide to file a claim against the bus company, the medical exam can be used in your favor.

Since a bus is a common carrier, bus companies are supposed to provide all bus riders with the "utmost duty of care." In the event of an accident in which the carrier did not meet safety regulations, the company is liable for injuries that occurred. If your child suffered injuries in a school bus accident, you may be able to file a claim against the bus company to recover monetary compensation for your child's injuries.

If your child has been the victim of a school bus accident in New York, please contact the experienced School Bus Accident attorneys at Wingate, Russotti & Shapiro.

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