Multiple people hurt in school bus accident

On behalf of Aiken and Aiken P.C. Personal Injury Attorneys posted in Car Accidents, on Tuesday, November 8, 2016

A crash in Massachusetts involving a school bus left several high school students shaken and others injured on April 6. The accident occurred in Sudbury at about 4 p.m. on Concord road when the bus and a Cadillac collided head-on, and nine students were injured along with the bus driver and the motorist in the other vehicle.The school bus contained 25 girls who play for the Algonquin Regional High School girl’s rugby team, and the group was heading to Lincoln-Sudbury High School for a match. Two coaches accompanied the players, and one teen said the team was only around a minute away from the school they were traveling to before the accident happened. A 73-year-old Sudbury woman drove the other vehicle, and emergency crews needed to use the Jaws of Life to rescue her from her car. This woman suffered serious injuries and went to Beth Israel Deaconess for treatment while five of the injured teens and the bus driver were taken to Emerson Hospital and MetroWest Medical Center.The people who were in the bus faced mostly minor problems like shoulder injuries and whiplash though one girl may have received a concussion. The authorities have not yet given a reason for why the crash occurred, and the accident is still under investigation. Personal injury attorneys representing people who have been hurt in vehicle collisions will typically rely on the official accident investigation report, eyewitness testimony and other evidence in order to pinpoint responsibility for the crash. If it can be determined that one of the motorists was negligent, a lawsuit could be filed seeking compensation for medical expenses and other losses.