Austin, TX — Two people were hospitalized after an accident involving a Cap Metro Bus in Austin, Texas, on Saturday, August 1, 2015. The accident happened at the intersection of San Jacinto and Martin Luther King, around 8:00 in the evening.
The accident involved the bus and one other vehicle. However, news reports don’t say exactly how the accident happened, or who’s at fault.
Two people were taken to University Medical Center Brackenridge for their injuries after the accident. Others were evaluated at the scene, but chose not to be taken to the hospital.
The accident is still being investigated.
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Scene of the Accident
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Accidents involving public transportation vehicles aren’t like your typical fender-bender. That’s because, being owned by the state, these vehicles enjoy a certain amount of sovereign immunity. However, several years ago, lawmakers in Texas passed the Texas Tort Claims Act, which says that if a state employee, through their own negligence, causes injury or death in the scope of their job, the state can be held responsible for that. Obviously, the TTCA won’t hold any water outside of Texas, so people from out of state who are involved in accidents like this will have to make sure they’re up to speed on what the laws regarding these accidents say in their own state.
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