Train accidents

Train accident is commonly defined as the collision, derailment or any other event involving the operation of on-track equipments. The Federal Railroad Administration recorded nearly 3,000 train accidents in the US annually, with close to thousand fatalities.

As of date, the Chatsworth train collision between a commuter and freight trains in California is currently the most fatal train accident that happened in the country since year 1993. The accident claimed the lives of 25 people, injured 135 others, leaving 40 individuals in critical condition.

Like the Chatsworth accident, the most common types of train accident include, but are not limited to the following:

• Collision with other trains


• Derailment


• Collision with passenger vehicles


• Mechanical failure


• Improperly maintained tracks


• Driver’s fault or fatigue

Railroad crossing accident is another form of train accident. The same most commonly occurs in unprotected railroad crossings victimizing countless pedestrians and individuals.

However, whatever may be the nature of train accident that a person has experienced, and upon showing, even in the slightest, of negligence on the part of the engineer/driver/operator of the train company, including failure to maintain the safe condition of railroad, liability would attach.

The Los Angeles personal injury lawyers are committed to helping victims of train accident. Our expert line of lawyers is highly capable in establishing and proving a strong case against the party liable. We gather all evidence to strengthen claims. We impart our assistance in all procedures and in defending the victims’ rights until they were all properly compensated in accordance with law.

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