Fatal Missouri Railroad Accident Claims Life of Pedestrian
A recent Missouri railroad accident killed a pedestrian. According to the Kansas City Star, the victim was caught on a railroad overpass when the train approached. Authorities say the man tried to outrun the train, but was unable to escape.
The accident occurred in Kansas City at East 51st Street near Noland Road. The train was an Amtrak passenger train. According to the Federal Railroad Administration, less than five percent of all railroad accidents throughout the United States from January to August of 2008 involved passenger trains.
However, trespassers, like the pedestrian in the Missouri railroad crash above, represent over 90 percent of railroad accident fatalities. Nationally, from January to August of 2008, railroad crashes have killed 330 trespassers and over 290 trespassers have been injured.
Of the 54 Missouri railroad accidents this year, none of them involved passenger trains. Most of these freight train crashes were, however, caused by human error, and many of these accidents injured railway employees.
The railroad injury lawyers at Page Cagle represent railway employees injured in the course of employment in FELA claims and 3rd parties injured in railroad accidents. Page Cagle is a Missouri Personal Injury Law Firm thatis based in St. Louis, MO, but the firm’s injury lawyers have aggressively represented injured clients throughout Missouri and Illinois. If you are involved in Missouri railroad accident or any other personal injury case, call Page Cagle for a free consultation.
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