Accidents involving Washington, D.C. public transportation have increased in recent years. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, only one death occurred each decade. Beginning in the mid 2000s, however, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has seen, on average, multiple deaths a year. Passengers and employees have died in train and bus...
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Tour Bus Falls off DC Beltway, Killing Driver and Injuring at Least 12
A chartered bus that runs tours to Washington, D.C. fell 45 feet off a high occupancy Washington D.C. beltway sky ramp and landed on its side on Interstate 270 below. The bus was carrying several groups of Pennsylvania parents and their children who had just spent the day sightseeing in DC. The accident...
Read MoreFive Injured in School Bus Crash in Northwest D.C.
Almost twice as many children ride school buses year each year in the United States than all of the people taking trips on public buses. There are about a half a million school buses transporting 25 million of our nation’s children. With tens of millions of children making so many trips, accidents are bound...
Read MoreD.C. Metrobus and Car Collide, Injuring Three
Despite the recent publicity surrounding Metro subway accidents, accidents involving Metrobuses are more common in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area due to the amount of traffic and pedestrians. Over the years, Metrobuses have killed joggers and pedestrians, struck taxis, and been involved in numerous accidents with other vehicles. A Metrobus and car collided,...
Read MoreAnother Metro Bus Driver Caught Texting While Driving
If you would like more information about negligent Metro and bus operators, contact Washington, D.C. personal injury lawyer David M. Schloss of McKenney, Johnson, DePaolis L.L.P. Despite the accidents, injuries, and...
Read MoreSenators Look Into String of Metro Accidents
Federal Intervention Possible After Deaths If you would like more information about personal injuries stemming from Metro accidents, contact Washington, D.C. personal injury lawyer Kelly Fisher...
Read MoreCollision Between Bus and Truck Injures Passengers
If you would like more information, please contact Paulette Chapman of Koonz, McKenney, Johnson & DePaolis L.L.P. Whenever passengers are on board a bus, it can present many problems. If a bus is involved in an accident, it places the passengers in a precarious position. The
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