Pre-Schooler Suffers Minor Injuries In Bus Crash

A child suffered only minor injuries after being involved in a rear end collision in Kansas City, Mo. on Monday.  The accident happened around 11:35 a.m. on Monday at the intersection at 41st street and North Brighton Avenue.  The bus picked the child, a pre-schooler at Winwood Elementary, up from school and was on its way to taking the kid home when the bus was rear ended by a 17 year-old driving a truck as it slowed to stop at a light.  Police cited the teen-age driver for careless and imprudent driving.

Rear-end auto injury accidents are almost always caused by inattentive driving.  This number goes up when teen agers are involved where inexperience also comes into play.

Here are a few things that lead to teen age driver accidents, including rear-end collisions:

• Following too close
• Unable to anticipate the driver in front making a sudden stop.
  
• Distractions: Talking to passengers; cell phone calls and/or texting; eating, changing CDs, etc.
  
• Alcohol and/ or illegal drugs
• Driver fatigue
  
• Speeding.
  
• Weather conditions. 
• Unfamiliar territory.
  
• Impatience.
  

The Kansas and Missouri personal injury and accident attorneys of the Roswold Law Group in Kansas City, Mo. are happy to hear that only minor injuries were suffered in this accident, but know what this isn't always the case.  We hope in the future everyone is practicing safe and attentive driving to help make the roads safer.  If you have a child who has been the victim of an automobile accident contact experienced child injury and auto accident attorney James Roswold and his team of Kansas City personal injury lawyers for a free consultation. We know protecting your child is your number one priority.