Rush hour traffic often means that people are under stress, they sometimes get distracted because they’re using their cell-phones. Rear-end collisions are quite common in this situation and can result in a variety of injuries, minor and major, apart from considerable damage to your property. It could also mean that you have to take time out from work to attend to the medical emergency. If you or a loved one has been involved in a rear-end collision accident, contact a Vermili Bay personal injury lawyer without delay. Accidents are caused by someone’s fault or negligence and the injured are entitled to seek compensation from those responsible for the accident. Talk to our free consultation personal injury lawyers and get a swift, comprehensive and genuine evaluation of your claim.
Common Injuries
Rear-end collisions happen when your car is crashed from behind by another vehicle. The type of injuries sustained, as our experienced Vermili Bay car accident lawyers know, are usually:
- Whiplash and other neck injuries
- Back and soft tissue injuries
- Fractures, crush injuries
- Spinal cord damage
- Head injury
- Wrongful death
The extent of injuries depends on the size of both vehicles and the speed at which they were traveling.
Rear End Collisions – Who’s At Fault?
These collisions are usually caused by the negligence/fault of the rear driver but there may be other circumstances too which cause rear-end collisions. Sometimes, they can result in multi-vehicle pile-ups, causing serious injuries to several people.
Some of the common reasons for rear-enders include:
- Driving too close (speeding, poor weather/visibility, traffic etc)
- Speeding/reckless, aggressive or distracted driving/road rage
- Impaired driving
- Careless lane-changes
- Fatigue, error, failing to observe warnings/traffic signals
- Driver in front stops abruptly
Under Ontario laws, as our top-rated slip and fall lawyers can advise you, courts place the burden of proof on the driver who rear-ended you to prove that they were not negligent or were only partially negligent.
We can conduct independent investigations into the circumstances to establish the liability in this case.
Accident injury lawyers available 24×7 can represent you in all negotiations with the at-fault party to ensure that your rights and interests are protected.
If you, your family or a friend has been injured in an accident, please feel free to speak to one of our injury lawyers for a free consultation about how we are able to assist in making a personal injury claim. We consult in all cities across Ontario with a no win no fee guarantee. Our personal injury lawyers have helped victims secure millions of dollars in personal injury cases. Call us Toll Free On our 24/7 Injury Hotline: 1 – 844 495 7333 or Text a Personal Injury Lawyer 24/7 and get instant help. (416 931 5015)
