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Back To School In Kansas City – Is Your Child Safe On The School Bus?

School starts soon in Kansas city, but a Missouri school bus accident that occurred earlier this month has parents wondering, “How safe is my child while on the school bus?”

The multi-vehicle accident occurred on Thursday, August 5th on Interstate 44 near Gray Summit. It involved a chain reaction crash of a tractor-trailer, a pick-up truck and two school buses loaded with high school band members from John F. Hodge High School in St. James, Missouri.

The wreck occurred about a mile west of a road construction zone. The 18-wheeler slowed down because of construction-related congestion. When it slowed, the semi-truck was hit from behind by a pick-up truck. The pick-up truck was then struck in the rear by the first school bus. The first bus rode on top of the pick-up and was then struck by the second school bus.

Two people were killed: the 19-year-old driver of the pick-up and a 15-year-old high school student sitting in the rear of the first bus. More than 40 people were taken to hospitals for treatment of injuries.

The construction-zone accident is being blamed on driver inattention.

Every year over 450,000 school busses transport more than 24 million students to school and back making at least 8.8 billion school bus trips. While school bus crashes are rare, they do happen. About 27 children a year are killed in motor vehicle crashes and pedestrian accidents involving school busses.

There are many causes of school bus accidents. They include:

• Inexperienced bus drivers
• Inadequate driver training
• Tired or drowsy school bus drivers
• Drivers who are taking medication that affects driving ability
• Drivers under the influence of drugs or alcohol
• Distracted drivers
• Speeding
• Failure to yield right of way
• Tailgating
• Overloaded busses
• Poor maintenance – especially poorly maintained brakes
• Poor visibility or poor weather conditions
• Inadequate or poorly maintained safety systems – lights, reflectors, and other warning signals

The Missouri child injury attorneys at Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys represent victims of motor vehicle accidents in Kansas City and throughout Missouri and Kansas. We don’t want to see your child injured, so we have compiled a list of school bus safety tips that can help keep your child safe on the way to school. Click here for to read those tips.

If your child has been injured because of an adult’s negligence while on the school bus, in school or at an after school activity, you may have legal rights to compensation for your child’s medical costs and other losses resulting from the incident. To learn more contact the Kansas City child injury lawyers ls at Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys.

To learn more about child injury and to get started on your case, download our free guide, “10 Essential Steps You Must Take To Protect Your Kansas City Injury Claim.”

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