St. Louis Tractor Trailer versus Bus Accident
A St. Louis County tractor trailer crash injured five high school students and their bus driver. The accident occurred on eastbound Interstate 70 near Bermuda Road. According to St. Louis Post Dispatch reports, the bus carrying 12 students slowed down because of a car accident on the road ahead when the bus was hit from behind by a tractor trailer.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the tractor trailer driver was allegedly not paying attention to the road or the car crash ahead and rear-ended the bus. The bus driver and five injured Parkway West High School students were taken to the hospital for injuries sustained in the bus accident in Missouri.
Over the past twenty years, the number of tractor trailer accidents nationwide has increased almost annually according to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration reports. Reflecting the same statistics is the rise in tractor trailer accident injuries and deaths. In 2007 alone over 4,000 people were killed in tractor trailer crashes; most of these accident victims were in passenger vehicles.
If you or a loved one is involved in a tractor trailer accident you owe it to yourself to contact an experienced tractor trailer crash lawyer in Missouri to represent you. As founding partner of Page//Cagle, a St. Louis, MO Personal Injury Law Firm, I aggressively represent clients injured in tractor trailer crashes, as well as the families of those killed in big rig accidents. Call me for a free consultation at 314.322.8515 or toll free at 1.800.500.INJURY (4658). You can also email me at john@pagecagle.com or visit my website, www.truckaccidentlawgroup.com for more information.
