Personal Injury Law

Woman Killed in Train Accident

A 63-year-old woman was hit and killed by a Metro-North Train in Norwalk Connecticut. According to a 1010wins.com recent news report, investigators are still looking into the exact cause of the incident. The woman was immediately north of the South Norwalk station when she was hit.

Trains can be a safe and efficient way to travel, but accidents do happen from time to time. According to the Federal Railroad Administration Office of Safety Analysis, there were 10,529 incidents in 2009 involving 713 total fatalities. Some of these incidents include personal injuries where a driver or pedestrian are at fault, while others may be the result of negligent operation of the train resulting in personal injury or fatality.

One recent example of this was when a Chatsworth Metrolink crash lead to the death of 25 passengers and many more injured in the Los Angeles area. In this particular instance, it is believed that the engineer was text messaging while driving the train. Rightly so, those involved filed personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits against Metrolink. Whether you have been involved in a similar large scale commuter train crash or you are a pedestrian who has been struck by a train, you have legal rights if you have been injured as a result of someone else's negligence. You could seek compensation for your injuries, damages and losses.

If you or someone you know has been injured or killed in a train, bus or vehicle collision as a result of someone else's negligence, please call the skilled New York train accident injury attorneys at Wingate, Russotti and Shapiro LLP to schedule your free consultation. We will fight for your rights, conduct an independent investigation and make sure that the negligent parties are held accountable for their actions.

Full post as published by New York Injury Talk Blog on April 27, 2010 (boomark / email).