[10-06-2021] Van Zandt County, TX – Injuries Reported After a Multi-Vehicle Collision Involving a School Bus on Highway 84

Injuries were reported after multiple vehicles, including a school bus, collided on Highway 64 on Wednesday, October 6.

According to the initial reports from local authorities, the crash happened on Highway 64, just east of Canton.

Multiple vehicles collided on the roadway under unclear circumstances. One of the involved vehicles was a Canton ISD bus No. 31.

Minor injuries were reported in the crash, but the number of people injured has not been disclosed. No students were harmed in the accident.

Local authorities are further investigating the case. They will attempt to determine the factors and the liability in the accident.

Bus Accident Statistics

It is estimated that an average of 121 people per year died in collisions involving school transportation between 2009 and 2018. In school bus accidents, occupants of passenger vehicles accounted for 70% of school bus-related fatalities.

Throughout 2016, there were nearly 3000 bus collisions in Texas, with 18 of those collisions resulting in fatalities. Texas had fewer school bus collisions, but the state still saw over 1300 of them, with six people dying as a result.

According to the Texas Department of Transportation, there were 19 bus accidents and two involving school buses in 2019. In 2018, there were ten accidents involving buses and two involving school buses.

An older bus driver increases your risk of being involved in a bus accident, and it can also potentially affect how severe the accident will be. Bus collisions are to blame for many deaths and injuries, both to passengers on board and drivers and passengers on other vehicles on the road.

Van Zandt County Personal Injury Attorney for Victims of Bus Accidents

Some injury victims choose to handle their injury claims independently, without the advice of an accident lawyer. You do have the right to do this. However, there are many reasons why injury victims who handle their claims consistently receive less compensation than those represented by lawyers.

The personal injury attorneys at Arash Law are likely to hire a vehicle inspection expert to examine the bus and all other vehicles involved in the collision. The bus maintenance logs may be analyzed in great detail. With all this evidence, a case can be made stronger in favor of the injured parties, and a decision swung their way.

The skilled legal team at Arash Law Texas serves clients throughout the state. Whether you are in Laredo, Brownsville, McAllen, El Paso, San Antonio, Pasadena, Corpus Cristi, Odessa, Houston, Dallas, Irving, or Grand Prairie, we are here to help.

Call our office today at (888) 398-4017 to find the location that is closest to you. Wherever you are in Texas, our experienced injury lawyers are here to help. We fight hard for injury victims all across the Lone Star State.