We can help you claim
compensation following an accident
illness or injury - nationwide
Call: 0800 10 757 95
Occasionally unfortunate passengers on public transport need to make a bus accident compensation claim after suffering personal injury through no fault of their own.
Many road traffic accidents are caused by other road users failing to see the bus in time to stop their vehicle. However, bus drivers can also suffer from a lapse of attention.
Moreover, some selfish and reckless individuals may decide to drink alcohol before the beginning their shift, or some hours before, not allowing their system time to rid itself of the affects.
Driving under the influence of 35 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, or more, or 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood, or more, is illegal in the UK not only for car drivers but all other motorists, from motorcyclists to bus conductors.
People under the influence of alcohol often cannot judge speeds and distances very well and are often imbued with a false sense of confidence.
This can lead to severe vehicle collisions where the drink driver crashes into another road user or street furniture, since they are not fully in control of their vehicle.
With buses, the casualties can be even greater than in a car accident, because many people may be travelling on board and seat belts are not provided in public buses.
Furthermore, due to a bus being a large vehicle, even when it is only a single decker, the damage it could cause to a smaller vehicle such as a car upon impact may be much greater than if the collision had been between two cars.
Making a bus accident compensation claim
If you have suffered an injury after the driver of the bus you were a passenger on crashed the vehicle due to the influence of alcohol in his symptom, then you could be eligible to make a compensation claim.
Contact us by phone on 0800 10 757 95, take a few moments to fill in our short online claim form, talk to one of our advisers about making a bus accident compensation claim using live help, or simply request a call back.
