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One in eight traffic fatalities in the United States involves big rigs. In 2015, there were 34,000 truck accidents in Texas alone. Not surprisingly, the occupants of passenger vehicles that crash with these behemoths often end up dead or survive with catastrophic injuries.
In a chain of events almost too tragic to imagine, an Austin-based charter bus full of recreational travelers was struck by an oncoming train, catapulting the bus nearly 300 feet.
Is it negligence if a track owner fails to attend to problems at a railroad crossing where multiple accidents have occurred and another vehicle gets stuck and struck there?
Every two hours, a pedestrian or automobile in the United States is struck by a train. This is a shockingly high accident rate considering the fact that train accidents are often deadly.
Houston + Lufkin
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8584 Katy Freeway, Suite 105
Houston, TX 77024
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Lufkin, TX 75901
