Lansdowne, MD — Police said that at least three people were hospitalized about two weeks ago in the Baltimore area after an MTA bus was hit by another vehicle. It appears that a woman, a girl, and an MTA bus driver were all taken to local hospitals in the area on Wednesday (October 14, 2015) after the woman’s vehicle hit the back of an MTA bus.
This was at the Patapsco light rail station at Patapsco & Baltimore Avenue, around 8:00 a.m. that morning.
The news reported that an MTA bus was out of service and was pulling into traffic on Patapsco Avenue when the woman’s vehicle rear-ended it.
The woman driving the SUV and a girl were both taken to a hospital, while the MTA bus driver said he was experiencing chest pains and was taken to a hospital as well. Right now, it’s not clear if the MTA police or the local authorities have completed their investigation here or not.
Map of the Accident
Commentary:
Sometimes, using specific language is very important because, from the way the news is reporting things, it almost seems as if this woman rear-ended a bus that was simply trying to pull away from the station. However, how do we know that the MTA bus simply pulled into traffic without yielding to the other drivers? My point here is that I can very easily see how the MTA bus driver might bear some liability here, but it’s also possible that the victim in the smaller car was at fault. But if we’re just going by what the news is reporting, it’s a little unclear at best. I wish the reporting was a little more succinct in these accident stories, sometimes.
— Grossman Law Offices
