Davis Law Group, P.S.

• Four injured in Seattle accident
• Bus collision cause unknown

Date: October 10, 2011, 10/10/2011

Location: Seattle, King County, Washington

Type: Bus accident, Motor vehicle collision

Outcome: Four injured
 

Four people were injured in a bus collision on Beacon Hill in Seattle on Monday morning. 
 

Around 9 a.m. while driving on Beacon Avenue South at 38th Avenue South, a school bus that was on their way to Van Asselt Elementary School was struck by another vehicle. 
 

Three students and the bus driver were injured and taken to Harborview Medical Center. The other driver, a woman in her 30's, was also taken to the hospital for minor injuries.
 

The Seattle Police Department is investigating the accident and no other details were available. 

143 Buses Involved in Non-Fatal Crashes

28 Buses Involved in Injury Crashes

53 Injuries in Crashes Involving Buses  

According to a report issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), more than 2,000 children are killed in accidents or die from an unintentional injury every day.  And every year tens of millions of children are left with life-long disabilities.

• Children and adolescents are at high risk for many injuries including those caused by:
• Cars and other motor vehicle accidents
• Fireworks
• Playground equipment
• Ingestion of household products such as cosmetics and personal care products, cleaning substances, pain relievers, foreign bodies, and plants
• Household fires
• Falls
• Swimming-related accidents

These injuries lead to severe disability, the person or company responsible can be held accountable through a lawsuit filed on behalf of the injured child. When a child is killed as a result of someone else's negligence,  a claim by the child's parent(s) can be a difficult and sensitive matter, requiring the requisite amount of understanding, compassion and patience obtained through years of experience in working with survivors in these situations.

A motor vehicle accident is when a road vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, road debris, or man-made object.  These collisions can result in personal injury, property damage, or death.  Motor vehicle accidents can involve automobiles, trucks, semi or tractor trailer trucks, delivery vehicles, passenger vans, motorcycles, etc.  Contributing factors in traffic accidents can be vehicle design, speed of operation, road design, driver distraction (texting or talking on a cell phone while driving), and driver impairment (drunk driving). If you or a family member has suffered as the result of a car accident in Washington state,  Seattle motor vehicle accident attorney Chris Davis and the Davis Law Group, P.S. can help you.  We are committed to helping car accident, trucking accident, DUI accident, and motorcycle accident victims recover the just and fair compensation they are entitled to receive under the law.