Fresno Bus Crash, 6 killed, 30+ Hurt

Three young women in a dark-blue Chevrolet Trailblazer struck a rail and overturned; then a Greyhound bus traveling down California Highway 99 in the dark struck the overturned SUV. In the SUV, Stephenie Cordoba, 20, and Vanessa Gonzalez, 19, both of Fresno, and Sylvia Lopez Garay, 18, of Dinuba, were killed, as was James Jewett, 57, of Sacramento, the Greyhound bus driver. Two bus passengers, Epifania Solis, 60, of Madera, Calif., and Tomas Ponce, 79, of Winton, Calif., also died in the crash. Read more...

Mexican Tour Bus Crash, 2 killed, 30+ Hurt

42 people on spring break vacation were aboard an Americano USA bus headed for Matamoros Mexico when apparently its drive shaft fell off, causing it to spin 180 degrees before sliding into a ditch and toppling onto its passenger side in southern Texas. Two people were killed, and at least 30 people were hospitalized. It was raining, but the bus left no evidence of hydroplaning. Although bus underwent a full maintenance check Monday, the cause may have been faulty equipment.

11 injured were taken to San Antonio hospitals, 27 people to the South Texas Regional Medical Center in Jourdanton. Efrai Dominguez-Valenzuela, 27, of Brownsville was killed, as well as an unidentified woman from Lewisville, who was ejected from the bus. The number of individuals on the bus may be in question since small children are not listed on the manifest. Read More...

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.

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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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