Personal Injury Law

NYC Tour Bus Accident Kills 13 Passengers

By LaBovick Law

A Tour Bus in NYC carrying 33 passengers skidded on its side and flipped leaving 13 people dead and six others critically injured.  This bus accident happened at approximately 5:30am Saturday in the Bronx on the Southbound side of Interstate 95 (I-95).

Investigations are underway by law enforcement to determine what caused this tragic bus accident. A few pressing questions that come to mind are:  was the driver tired, driving distracted or impaired by alcohol? Was the accident caused by another vehicle? What was the safety and maintenance record of this World Wide Tour Bus?

As we have written previously on the LaBovick Injury Law Blog, motor vehicle and bus accidents can be fatal. The U.S. Department of Transportation released a report on Commercial Motor vehicle Accidents in December 2010 that is compiled based on data from NHTSA, FARS and GES.

The total number of Motor Vehicle Traffic crashes in 2009 were 5,505,000.  This included property damage only crashes.

Motor Vehicle Traffic crashes 2009

Truck Accidents:  Total Accidents:  286,000     Total Injuries: 51,000   Total Fatal 2,987

Bus Accidents:     Total Accidents:  56,000      Total Injuries: 9,000      Total Fatal: 221

All Vehicles:       Total Accidents:  5,505,000    Total Injuries: 1,517,000   Total Fatalities: 30,797

2009 Traffic Accident Victims

Truck Accidents:      Total Injuries: 73,000   Total Fatalities: 2,987

Bus Accidents:        Total Injuries: 20,000      Total Fatalities: 254

All Motor Vehicles:   Total Injuries: 2,217,000   Total Fatalities: 33,808

Full post as published by LaBovick Injury Law Blog on March 12, 2011 (boomark / email).