Los Angeles School Bus Accident Attorney

School buses transport almost 24 million children to school every day during which time the children aboard may suffer severe injuries such as broken bones, burns or even a wrongful death.  It is the responsibility of our school bus accident lawyers to protect the rights of our clients and their families in bringing a lawsuit against the responsible parties who caused the bus accident.

Some of the most common causes for school bus accidents in Los Angeles are:

• the school bus driver doesn't have adequate training;
• the bus is overloaded;
• the buses brakes are not properly maintained or serviced;
• unsafe driving conditions for a school bus;
• fog;
• rain;
• smoke; or
• snow.
• inexperience of the school bus driver; or
• if the school bus driver was drunk.

School Bus Accident Statistics
Although school buses are such a common motor vehicle on the road, reports have not specifically identified the types of accidents they have been involved in.  Neither do these reports indicate the types of injuries that were suffered by children who were aboard these school buses in Los Angeles.  Instead, the reports generally refer to large vehicles where it has been reported that about 10% of traffic fatality accidents involve a commercial vehicle such as a Los Angeles school bus.  There is, however, evidence that there have been nearly 2,000 children killed in school bus accidents in the last 20 years, or about 100 innocent victims per year. 

These studies further indicate that about 25% of those killed were pedestrians, runners or bicyclists, 67% of those killed were in a motor vehicle other than the school bus, and a staggering 9% of the people killed were the children aboard the school bus.  The majority of these school bus accidents occur around 3:00 - 4:00 p.m., which is when they are being dropped off, and also between the hours of 7:00 - 8:00 a.m. when they are being driven to school.

If a loved one was hit by a school bus, or if your child was injured while they were on a school bus, please speak with our Los Angeles school bus accident lawyers.  Our attorneys will be able to provide you with your available options if you wish to seek a settlement for any injuries or if you wish to bring a lawsuit seeking compensation for the injuries suffered in this Los Angeles school bus accident.

Call our School Bus Accident Attorneys today at 800-715-4489!