New Jersey Bus Accident Lawyers
New Jersey buses, whether they are private buses or New Jersey Transit buses, bring visitors to the New Jersey shore for vacations, and they transport commuters to and from their jobs. School buses carry our children back and forth to their schools. The sheer volume of bus traffic has given rise to an increase in bus accidents in New Jersey. Public transportation should be safe. If you have been injured in a bus accident, contact our bus accident lawyers to discuss your legal rights.
What to Do If You’re Involved in a Bus Accident
If you were a victim in a New Jersey bus accident here are the steps you should take:
- Immediately go to the emergency room or your primary care physician. You may have obvious injuries, but internal injuries can take days to appear. A trip to the hospital will document any injuries you may have suffered.
- Collect contact information for the bus driver and any other motorists involved in the crash. That includes license numbers, license plate numbers, and insurance data. This will help if you need to file a claim later.
- If there were witnesses, get their names and contact information.
- Document the details of the crash, such as lighting and the road conditions. Use your cell phone to take photos, if possible.
- Don’t sign any sort of statement for an insurance company after the crash. In fact, it is best not to speak with anyone except a lawyer about the bus accident.
- Contact a New Jersey bus accident lawyer immediately.
Bus Accident Lawsuits in New Jersey
A bus accident can be catastrophic. The passengers can be seriously injured or killed, and the driver or passengers of any vehicles that are hit by the bus can also sustain life-changing or deadly injuries. Transit and school buses do not always have seat belts or any sort of restraining systems, so when there is a bus accident, the passengers are thrown around the bus like rag dolls. They can hit the numerous metal parts of the interior of the bus, such as the seat frames, handrails, sidewalls, doors, or even the ceiling if the bus overturns. When a bus crashes on a busy New Jersey road or highway, it usually hits more than one other vehicle and can cause a chain reaction of many wrecked vehicles with injured or fatally wounded drivers and passengers.
As New Jersey bus accident attorneys who regularly represent individuals injured in bus accidents, we know that liability for personal injuries or death sustained from a bus accident depends on the circumstances of the bus driver, the maintenance company, the tour bus operator, and the bus company could all share in the blame. They all have the responsibility of making sure their passengers and other motorists are safe.
New Jersey Bus Accident Settlements
Our bus accident attorneys have had success in litigating such cases, such as:
- $12.75 million settlement for a man hit by a New Jersey Transit Bus while crossing the street
- $10 million settlement for a woman who lost part of her leg in a New Jersey Transit Bus accident
- $6 million settlement for a pedestrian seriously injured in a bus accident case
- $2.3 million settlement for a man struck by a New Jersey Transit bus
- $2 million settlement for a man struck by a New Jersey Transit bus
In addition to the settlements above, our experienced New Jersey bus accident lawyers handle personal injury claims all over the state, including bus and truck accidents, which occur on the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway.
We have also been named to the Best New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyers list by the Best Lawyers in America publication. Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.
Contact Our Experienced New Jersey Bus Accident Attorneys
If you or a loved one has been involved in a bus accident that resulted in personal injury or death, contact the New Jersey bus accident attorneys at Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman. We will get back to you as soon as possible to discuss your accident. Our car and bus accident law firm will aggressively pursue your rights to a fair settlement for your injuries or the death of anyone close to you.
