Railroad/Auto Wrecks
In railroad injury claims, time is of the essence. The railroads have well trained in house investigators who get to the scenes of accidents almost before a train comes to a stop. Their job is to minimize the railroad’s liability in every way possible. At Altman Legal Group our lawyers will move quickly to begin an investigation into any car-and-train accident cases. It is important to examine the scene of the accident and the vehicles involved and to interview any witnesses before their memories of events begin to fade. At Altman Legal Group we provide you with honest, direct legal guidance if you have been injured in one of these accidents. Railroad companies are notorious for denying responsibility, particularly at railroad crossings, making this form of litigation a complicated area.
At Altman Legal Group we have extensive experience in representing innocent victims. We handle many serious cases each year and can help you recover for medical bills, funeral expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, physical impairment, and your other losses. If you have questions concerning a claim involving an injury caused by a raillroad accident, don't wait for answers, contact Altman Legal Group now.
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Car - Train crashes are all too common in the U.S., and when they happen, they have devastating results. When a 3000 pound car and a train weighing several hundred tons meet- tragedy results. It is the equivalent of a car hitting a soda can. According to the US Department of Transportation there are about 5,800 vehicle train crashes each year in the United States-usually at Railroad crossings. These accidents kill 600 people and injure about 2,300. More than 50% of all railroad fatal accidents occur at crossings with passive, or inadequate safety devices (often none at all!). During daylight about 75% of car train collisions involve the train hitting the car, while at night about 50% of the time the car runs into the train!
Railroad companies must follow strict safety standards. When companies fail to meet these standards, people lose their lives. When a car is hit by a train, causes of the crash may include:
* Defective or absent crossing gates or malfunctioning signals
* Failure to whistle or notify victims of an approaching train
* Overgrown foliage obscuring lines of sight
* Train disobeying the track speed limit
According to a 2004 report by the National Transportation Safety Board, there are 82,000 crossings in the country without gates. Crossings without gates are seven times more dangerous than crossings with gates.