Chicago CTA Bus and Train Crash Injury Attorney

In a recent incident, a Chicago CTA bus and train crash injured dozens of passengers, causing major property damage to the transit system. While the crash itself was relatively minor and did not threaten to seriously harm the passengers, many questions remain as to what exactly caused the accident to take place in the first place. After an initial police investigation, the police have now launched an investigation into the Chicago Transit Authority's operations, as well as its bus and rail vehicles.

It is possible that the Chicago Transit Authority could be in violation of state and federal safety regulations for the operation of their buses and trains. If this is indeed the case, there is a strong likelihood that CTA drivers were operating their buses improperly and possibly even unsafely. The company has already been fined over $2 million in connection with this issue, but it is not yet clear if they will be held responsible for any other accidents or injuries that may have taken place within their bus or rail fleet.

The investigation by the Chicago Police Department is the second step taken by the CTA after the accident took place. The first step was to launch a review of the entire bus and train system of the city's transit system, as well as its operators and maintenance personnel. The next step will be to review the bus maintenance logs to identify any potential problems within the operation of the bus that could be causing the crash, and whether those potential problems were identified in the bus maintenance logs or not.

In addition to reviewing all of the bus maintenance logs that were taken during the course of the day prior to the crash, it will also be important to review the operations manuals and procedures for the buses and trains themselves. It is likely that these manual operations were not followed prior to the accident. This negligence may have been the cause of the accident itself. If that is the case, the bus and train accident injury lawyer will need to provide legal representation to the injured passengers.

The Chicago Transit Authority is still working to determine whether the bus and train operators involved in the incident were properly trained regarding the proper use of their buses and trains. There is a good possibility that they were not trained at all, and may even be in violation of the law for failing to train their bus and train operators in safe operating practices.

The Chicago Transit Authority has recently hired a bus and train accident injury attorney to investigate the operations of the system. The attorney should thoroughly review the logs and records pertaining to the operations of the buses and trains in the system, as well as review the operation manuals of the buses and trains themselves, to identify any potential problems or failures in the operation of the system, and to seek out possible explanations for the accident itself.

Many questions still remain about the actual cause of the accident, including why a bus traveling at 40 miles an hour came to an abrupt stop near the Loop. Was it due to mechanical failure, or did the bus brake suddenly? Was it caused by mechanical or structural issues within the bus itself, or was it due to human error? The Chicago CTA bus and train accident attorney will want to answer those questions in order to obtain compensation for the injuries suffered by the injured passengers.

As is typical of most other lawsuits, a lawyer will seek to determine the cause of the accident by investigating all of the facts surrounding the incident, as well as interviewing any passengers and bus or train employees who were aboard the bus and/or train when the accident occurred. Once these questions are answered, the lawyer will be able to assess whether the accident was avoidable and will present a case to the jury with a compelling case that will allow the client to receive compensation for the injuries suffered by the victims. The lawyer will also be able to assess the overall cost of the accident to the insurance company, and will be able to work with the client to set up a payment plan for a reasonable amount of money.