Wilmington, DE — Two people were hospitalized following an accident with a DART bus in Wilmington, Delaware, on Friday, March 6, 2015. The accident took place at the intersection of 11th and Orange streets.
Details surrounding exactly how the accident happened are not available at this time. Police say that a man and a woman were suffering from neck and back pain following the accident and so were taken to Wilmington Hospital.
Their names were not released. How many people were on the bus at the time of crash is not known. Police are continuing to investigate the accident.
Scene of the Accident
Commentary
How an accident involving a public transit vehicle is handled is really going to depend on who the vehicle belongs to. If the vehicle belongs to the state, things are a little different. The government does allow for claims to be brought against it — although the specifics of the laws allowing such will vary from state to state — however, there are usually strings that come attached. In Texas, there are very strict filing deadlines that must be adhered to, as far as the proper forms associated with the claim go. There are also limits to the amount of compensation that one can receive for the accident. If the vehicle is owned by a private company, then those restrictions typically won’t apply, and the accident would be treated like any other commercial vehicle accident.
— Grossman Law Offices
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