Armstrong County, PA — A student was hospitalized for an injury sustained in a school bus accident in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, February 18, 2015. The accident took place on Route 422, around 3:00 in the afternoon.
The school bus had stopped to let off a student. Conditions on the road were very icy. Reports say that a snow squall was moving through the area, and visibility was near zero. While the bus was stopped, it was hit from behind by a dump truck.
Of fifteen students on the bus at the time of the accident, one was cut above the eye and taken to the hospital by ambulance.
The driver of the dump truck wasn’t identified.
Scene of the Accident
Commentary
There are several things to take into account when trying to determine liability in an accident like this. The weather is something that should be considered, but doesn’t tend to work very well as a defense because a driver has a responsibility to adapt to the conditions on the road. If a driver can’t see the road in front of him, he shouldn’t be driving. Other things to be taken into consideration are who owns the truck. If it’s owned by a private company, then filing a claim would be similar to any other accident. If the truck were owned by the city, victims will typically have a few more hoops to jump through, as filing a claim against a municipal entity is much more difficult.
— Grossman Law Offices
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