California Train Accidents
The railroad system in the US includes over six hundred railways, over two hundred miles of track, 20,000 locomotives and 1,200,000 freight cars. The Federal Railroad Administration reports approximately 3,000 train accidents in the US annually and about a thousand people die from train accidents.
The National Transportation Safety Board reports that about 60% of all railroad crossing fatalities occur at unprotected railroad crossings and that approximately 80% of all public railroad crossings are not protected by lights and safety gates. The most common types or railroad accidents are:
- crashes with other trains,
- derailment,
- collisions with passenger vehicles,
- mechanical failure,
- improperly maintained tracks,
- driver fault and fatigue.
There are laws that govern California train accidents whether or not the train carrier is liable. There are many factors that determine if the railroad company was liable and could have prevented the train crash and resulting injuries by exercising reasonable care and maintenance. Also, if the carrier is found at fault, there are even more things to consider to as to what is the extent of liability they will have to assume.
Accident laws for California train accidents are extremely complicated. That is why the Mesriani Law Group works hard to represent our injured clients in the best possible manner. Our law office have through experience and education in laws governing California train accidents, and is able to expertly evaluate injuries sustained by claimants with significant success. And our experienced and highly-accomplished lawyers and staff are able to undertake extremely difficult cases and prevail thru convincing, credible and trustworthy evidence.
The Mesriani Law Group is committed to protecting our client's legal rights and has repeatedly shown our ability to succeed in the most challenging and complex cases of California train accidents. Call us today and let an experienced personal injury lawyer handle your case professionally.