AUSTIN, Minn.--Thu Nov 18

Every Wednesday, the Strain bus line sells $15 seats from Rochester to Diamond Jo Casino in Northwood, Iowa. This week's bus didn't make it back. The Strain TourBus Line Motorcoach Tour coach in Rochester was eastbound just west of Austin Minnesota when the bus crossed into incoming lanes and flipped over into a ditch. Bold Lines Inc., operates Strain Tours, a small operator with six drivers. This is their first accident, although in 2002, Bold Lines settled a $20,000 case over drug testing its drivers. 21 of the 23 aboard survived with a wide range of injuries. Rescue crews had to free some who were trapped under the bus. The windshield was removed to allow access, as the door was face down.

Fourteen passengers were taken to Austin Medical Center, and six went to Albert Lea Medical Center. Three, including the bus driver, were taken to St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. The bus driver remains in serious condition.

The local "Inspection Selection System" rates Strain at a 76 out of a 100. Read more about the crash.

SOLEDAD--4/28/2009 A bus chartered from Orion Pacific bus was taking a busload of French tourists from from San Francisco to a planned overnight stay in Santa Maria, overturned on Highway 101: 5 killed, injured 32. Four were ejected from the bus and fell from the overpass. Three died on the scene. One died at at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital and a fifth victim died in a San Jose hospital at 8:30 p.m..

Witnesses say the bus hit a guardrail as it entered the overpass, slid on its side, and spun north. Other reports say the bus rolled several times. The bus did not go over the railing to the road below. Underinvestigation is Read More

Three Still Hospitalized

LAS VEGAS--2/14/2009 - Attorney James Vititoe of the firm Masry & Vititoe is representing the passengers and their families in legal issues that involve two countries and two states, and addressing mounting health care bills. One of the crash victims is still in critical condition; two others are...Read More

At least 7 Die in Bus Overturned near Hoover Dam

LAS VEGAS--1/30/2009 -6:15 p.m. (3:56 p.m)-Friday afternoon on 4 p.m. local time on southbound US 93, south of Lake Mead, a bus transporting Chinese tourists overturned on U.S. Route 93 near Hoover Dam. At least seven people were killed, and at least 15 others injured, including the bus driver. One person died later today. Rescue was hampered by the language barrier, as all of the tourists were Chinese. The injured were taken to University Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Kingman Regional Medical Center in Kingman, Arizona. THE Southern California-based DW Tour bus was coming from Grand Canyon West. Three Chinese interpreters from Tzu-chi Foundation of Las Vegas have been secured to talk to the patients.

Casino-bound Bus Kills I-45 Pedestrian

HOUSTON-110/20/2008 -10:20 AM CDT Around ten pm, at Gulf Freeway and Woodridge, the Grand Casino Coushatta tour bus turned left on its way to Louisiana, and hit 55-year-old Santos Velasquez crossing the street at a run. The bus driver--reputed not to be speeding or under the influence of alcohol--never saw the victim, and only noted that he felt a "bump in the roadway."

California Bus Crash Kills 10, Injures More than Thirty

SACRAMENTO--10/05/2008 -6:15 p.m. (9:15 p.m. ET) outside Williams, California, about 60 miles north of Sacramento, California-- A bus crash killed at least ten and injured dozens more. The chartered bus was heading to Colusa Casino Resort in Northern California when the driver lost control and veered off the road, spun out, rolled completely over end to end and landed on its wheels in a ditch as the passengers were tossed about inside. Thirty-seven passengers plus the driver were taken to local hospitals. There were reportedly 46 on the bus. The vehicle is a former Greyhound, but according to the Greyhound spokesperson, was sold two years ago. The Texas license plate on the bus is not valid. Bus driver Quinton J. Watts is in critical condition at Woodland Hospital but on release goes into custody because of his blood level alcohol at the time of the crash. Many of the injured survivors are Laotian and subsequently there is some difficulty communicating the exact details.

Bus Accident in Georgia

ATLANTA, Georgia--03/02/2007-At least 6 were killed as bus plunged off Atlanta ramp. The charter bus, carrying 35 people including a college baseball team did not stop at top of exit ramp. The driver, his wife and four students were killed. 29 were injured, six seriously. Confusion over the "HOV" lane and exit may have led to the crash.

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Due to the ever increasing congestion on our roadways and highways commuters are using rapid transit and public transportation more and more each year. In accordance with the growing number of people using buses as their main source of transportation, the number of injuries and deaths resulting from bus accidents is also rising. The skilled bus collision attorneys at Masry & Vititoe represent bus accident victims nationwide.

23.5 million elementary and secondary school children ride school buses daily throughout the United States, twice a day. Many of those school buses do not have restraint systems or seatbelts. 12,000 of those children are injured each year in school bus accidents. Although the majority of the injuries are minor, some are catastrophic and as many as 11 children a year die as a result of a school bus accident.

Bus accidents and school bus accidents often result in serious personal injuries or death. Bus accidents can be caused by such contributing factors as driver negligence, inadequate security, dangerous roadways, weather conditions, negligence, defective products and improper maintenance, among others.

If you have been injured as the result of a bus accident or your child has been injured in a school bus accident, either as a passenger of the bus, pedestrian or driver or passenger of another vehicle involved in the accident, you may be able to file a claim against the bus company to recover for your damages. If you were a passenger on a bus that was involved in an accident, the bus company, whether public or private, owes you the "utmost duty of care" associated with being a common carrier. This "duty of utmost care" is higher than the negligence duty owed by the bus company to drivers of other vehicles and pedestrians.

If you have been seriously injured in an accident involving a bus or school bus, you need the advice of an experienced bus accident injury lawyer. Claims for damages against a public entity or governmental entity are complex and have strict time limitations. The laws are complex and vary greatly dependant upon the circumstances surrounding the accident.

For several decades, Masry & Vititoe has represented those who have been seriously injured. Through experience and education, our firm is able to expertly evaluate medical injuries and pursue personal injury claims on behalf of the injured plaintiff. Masry & Vititoe provides sophisticated legal services for almost any type of injury, both emotional and physical.

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