Metro Accidents in Greenbelt are very rare, but just last year a derailment in West Hyattsville caused a couple of hours of upheaval to passengers. Aside from that incident, in the same week, another Green Line train lost power during its trip near Greenbelt, leaving passengers to walk to the nearest station, along the tracks. Two similar incidents in the same week seem unfortunate, but it does happen. Luckily, during both incidents no one was hurt, but there have been cases where people have tripped on the tracks and broken an ankle or other bones.
During these operations failures most people are just glad they got home in one piece, but if a person is not so lucky and they end up harmed and in hospital, they may qualify for some level of financial compensation. If they are unable to work, due to their injuries and it can be proven that those injuries were caused by the Metro company, they could be paid out for their medical expenses, loss of income during recuperation and other monetary recompense.
Who to Turn to
Should an unfortunate event happen again and this time, more serious, people could be harmed. A derailment can be a very serious situation indeed and if a Metro train, going at full speed, were to come off the rails and tilt over, people could be seriously harmed or killed.
If it were to happen, you would want a good lawyer to help you with compensation. Once you have recovered enough to be released from hospital you should sit down and talk to a personal injury lawyer, who can guide you through the entire process of making your claim against the Metro company that caused your injuries. You will have lost time from your job and possibly even lost your job, depending on the length of time you were away and you will need your medical bills paid. In most cases the company policy is not to claim liability but in situations where negligence or other fault can be proven, you would stand an excellent chance of having your lost income recouped as well as your medical and living expenses. It is possible that a class action law suit could be taken out on behalf of multiple claimants, but these are rare and sometimes get lost in litigation. Many times it’s better to act alone and take the advice of a good personal injury specialist to advise you of your chances of a successful claim. They will fight your corner for you and most of them will act on a ‘no win no fee’ basis.
Talk through with your lawyer about the entire incident. Note down everything you remember prior to it and what happened afterward. Make sure you remember as much detail as possible and if you can, take photographs to highlight any faults that were noticed before the accident occurred.
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