NC School Bus Rear Ends 2 Cars

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3/10/2011
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NC School Bus Rear Ends 2 Cars

Commercial drivers are under an obligation to be safe and cautious on the road. When they fail to live up to their responsibilities, serious consequences can result, like this:

A middle school bus collided with three other cars in Swansboro on the morning of February 10^th, 2011. The accident happened at the intersection of North Carolina (NC) 24 and Queens Creek Road, and involved Bus # 36, which was transporting 33 students at the time. The bus rear-ended three other cars.

According to Swansboro Police Chief Ed Parrish, two people in the cars involved were taken to area hospitals for medical treatment, but there were no reports of student injuries. Two students, however, were taken home by their parents for evaluation.

The condition of the hospitalized victims is unknown at this time; the incident remains under investigation. According to Onslow County Schools spokesman Barry Collins, road conditions were not a factor in the accident. The bus driver has been charged with failing to reduce speed.

Maintaining a safe distance between yourself and the vehicles in front you is an important responsibility-try to keep at least one car length for every ten miles of speed that you are driving. It's a good rule of thumb. Otherwise, you risk injuring yourself and others in a preventable collision like the one above.

If you or someone you know was injured in a bus or motor vehicle accident, contact our accident attorneys for a free consultation. While we cannot guarantee that we can take your claim, we can certainly discuss it with you.

IW

Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Train, Bus)

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About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a law firm whose attorneys focus on injury and accident law and have experience handling accidents involving airplanes, trains, buses and other forms of mass transit. In fact, our law firm published a free consumer safety guide on what to do if you are hurt in an airplane accident. We serve every area of North Carolina, including the Outer Banks, Nags Head and the western mountains, as well as all the cities and counties in between. In South Carolina, we cover the state from Myrtle Beach and Charleston to Orangeburg, Columbia, Florence, Rock Hill, Darlington, Aiken, Anderson, Greenville and Spartanburg.

Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been included among the Best Lawyers in America since 2008 and we have been named a North Carolina "Best Law Firm" for personal injury law by U.S. News & World Report since 2010. In addition, Rick and Jim have been selected by the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009 and our firm has the highest rating of AV from national lawyer ranking organization Martindale-Hubbell. That means we have a reputation for demonstrating preeminent legal skill.

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