Another Deadly Bus Accident: California Charter Bus Crash Is Another Example of Lack of Passenger Safety Measures

Last night’s deadly charter bus crash in California reportedly killed at least ten passengers, after the bus veered from the road, and rolled over into a ditch. Predictably, passengers were ejected from the bus or tossed around inside the bus, which in our experience greatly increases the severity of injury.
In last year’s deadly bus accident involving the Bluffton University Baseball Team, our firm represents the most seriously injured surviving passenger. As we have written about previously, the NTSB found that the lack of seat belts or other passenger restraint systems, as well as type of materials used in windows, were factors in allowing passengers to be ejected from the bus.
Obviously, such basic equipment as seat belts saves lives–and yet somehow buses in this country continue to operate without them.
We will be following the reports and investigation of this crash, and our prayers are with the families of the victims. If the work we have done can assist them in any way, we will be be more than happy to share it.
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