October 12, 2011 - As many of you know, we are a school bus accident attorney, which is basically the same thing as a personal injury lawyer. I like to cover these stories that involve commercial vehicles the most. According to reports special needs adults were injured when the bus they were riding on collided with a big rig. According to authorities special needs adult education students were injured when the school bus they were traveling in was involved in an accident with a big rig near Dixon at approximately 7:25 a.m. The car accident occurred on Hackman Road in the vicinity near Runge Road.

According to witnesses the school bus and the big rig were both heading eastbound on Hackman Road when the accident occurs.
Investigators stated the school bus crossed double yellow lines to pass the big rig that was traveling at approximately 20 miles per hour. The bus while passing the truck was involved in a collision when the big rig made a left hand turn, striking the bus.

The school bus crash that occurred between Sacramento and Vacaville was carrying adult special needs education students between the ages of 18 and 22 years old. The students were transported to the hospital with minor injuries.

The bus driver was injured in the rollover crash and was transported to the hospital and admitted. The driver of the big rig was uninjured in the collision. The obvious issues for discussion initially, are the liability of the bus operator for negligence in attempting to pass the big rig. Assuming this involved a public school bus, there will also be he issue of governmental claims. We will discuss more about the case, as the facts develop.

This was a free message from the school bus accident lawyer at Ehline Law Firm PC 201 Wilshire Blvd., Second Floor, Santa Monica, CA 90401. 310-376-8488.

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