A Fort Worth School District school bus and a passenger car collided in east Fort Worth recently, leaving six of the bus’s passengers injured, according to an article in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. According to police, the school bus had just finished picking up students and was heading for William James Middle School when it collided with a car at Canton Street and Greenlee Drive. Police have not yet said what caused the accident.
The school bus was carrying approximately thirty students when the crash occurred. Rescue workers took six of the children to Cook Children’s Medical Center for treatment of their injuries. One adult involved in the Fort Worth bus accident was also taken to the hospital. All of the people who suffered injuries in the accident are expected to make a complete recovery.
School bus accidents make up only about 0.34 percent of traffic accidents in the U.S. each year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). While 19 people, on average, die each year in school bus accidents, most of them are pedestrians who are accidentally struck by school buses, rather than passengers on the bus.
It doesn’t matter how rare school bus accidents are, however, if you or your child is the one injured in an accident. Texas residents who are injured in accidents have certain legal rights, including the right to seek compensation from anyone whose negligence may have caused the accident. An experienced Fort Worth bus accident attorney can help you understand your options and take the next step after an accident.
