How Can Victoria Law Help You After a Train Accident?

It's essential to recognize that when you enter into a legal battle with a train or railroad company, you are up against a formidable opponent with significant legal resources and financial backing for their defense. Therefore, having an experienced train accident attorney is essential to maximize your chances of success in your case.

Train accident victims can suffer injuries due to various hazards that can cause accidents. For instance, individuals may be pushed off platforms in front of approaching trains, or derailments can occur due to obstructions on the tracks, resulting in injuries to multiple passengers. Although train accidents are less common than car accidents, they should be taken seriously by the involved railroad company.

The victims of train accidents often include train passengers, pedestrians, bystanders, drivers, passengers of other vehicles, and railroad engineers and workers.

Train accidents can take different forms

1. Derailments: Derailments can cause significant damage, especially to train passengers. They are often the result of failure to adhere to established safety standards, faulty tracks, obstacles on the tracks, equipment malfunctions, or excessive cargo weight.

2. Train collisions: Collisions between trains can occur due to communication failures or improper handling by conductors. Collisions between trains and cars may result from signal failures or conductor errors. Train collisions with pedestrians can happen due to signal failures, braking issues, broken hazard lights, and other contributing factors.

3. Railroad crossing accidents: Failure to sound the horn, defective signals, failure to use hazard lights, objects obstructing the crossing, or cars parked too close to a crossing, can lead to railroad crossing accidents.

4. Train platform accidents: Pedestrians and bystanders can experience slip-and-fall accidents or be pushed off train platforms, resulting in injuries on the tracks.

5. Toxic spills: After a train wreck, toxic chemicals can spill onto the ground or enter waterways, causing extensive contamination that can affect people hundreds or even thousands of miles away. Chemicals from train wrecks can also form toxic clouds that travel through the atmosphere, dropping contaminants on buildings and surrounding land.

Reasons a Train Accident Can Occur

Train accidents can occur for various reasons, including mechanical failures of trains or vehicles, lack of visibility due to overgrown foliage, conductor errors, or driver recklessness. Other common causes include defective railroad signals, hazardous crossings, defective tracks, train derailments, and explosions or fires.

Liability for Train Accidents

Liability for a train accident depends on the contributing factors. For example, an intoxicated conductor and their employer could be held liable for fatal injuries. Other potentially liable parties include train companies, train manufacturers, track owners, and other motorists. Even if the victim shares some responsibility for the accident, surviving loved ones could still be entitled to wrongful death damages under Florida law, which follows a comparative negligence standard of liability.

Injuries Caused by Train Accidents

Train accidents can result in a range of injuries, from minor fractures or scrapes to life-altering traumatic brain injuries. Common injuries include burns, back and neck injuries, sprains and strains, fractured or broken bones, and brain injuries.

Train accidents involve multiple individuals and parties. Lawsuits may involve train operators, train manufacturers, track maintenance companies, and train signal and crossing companies. Due to the complexity of these cases, finding an experienced train accident attorney you can trust is crucial.

Contact Victoria Law 

A train accident lawyer can provide the necessary legal guidance in such destructive and life-altering events. Whether it's a head-on collision or a train derailment, these accidents can cause serious injuries or even death. A dedicated attorney will fight on your behalf to uphold your rights and ensure you receive proper compensation for your personal losses and medical expenses.

If you have been injured in a train accident and are in need of a skilled attorney, contact the offices of Victoria Law today. Our experienced team is ready to assist you in navigating the legal process and seeking the compensation you deserve.