If you or a loved one has suffered injuries while traveling by subway, bus, train or other form of public transportation, you are entitled to seek compensation for the injuries and expenditure incurred due to the accident. A Forest personal injury lawyer can evaluate the circumstances of your case and give you a swift, genuine and comprehensive opinion on the kind of compensation you can seek and from whom.
Facilities for mass transportation are managed by government or public-private partnerships or by private agencies and they have a duty of care to ensure the safety and security of all those who use them. Accidents happen due to the fault or negligence of these agencies, either because they have deliberately flouted safety norms or there was carelessness on someone’s part.
What Constitutes Mass or Public Transportation?
Any form of transportation designed to be used by the public to travel to work, for leisure or travel to designated destinations, for certain events, etc has to have certain permissions and licenses and there are strict rules regarding their running, maintenance and use. They are paid-for services and include:
- Taxis
- Buses (including school and tour buses)
- Trains
- Ferries/boats
- Subways/Metro-rails
- Trams/trolleys
- Cable-cars
- Moving walkways/public escalators/elevators
- Cruise-boats
- Planes/helicopters
- Shuttles/limousines
and many more forms of vehicular transport that are designated for public use.
Types of injuries suffered include wounds/cuts/lacerations/burns, fractures, head/neck/spinal injury, slip and fall injury, amputation, paralysis, permanently loss of function, internal organ damage, aggravation of pre-existing condition etc. apart from severe emotional stress, pain and suffering. Our top-rated accident injury lawyers can help you to file a personal injury case against those responsible.
Find a personal injury lawyer with experience, expertise and knowledge of such issues and who has handled such cases successfully earlier to ensure that you receive the compensation justly deserved.
We Can Assist You
Top Toronto personal injury lawyers can conduct independent investigations and fix the liability accurately. There may be several technical and complex issues involved and the liability may be shared by multiple agencies or people.
Our accident injury lawyers available 24×7 can ensure that your rights are protected while dealing with government agencies, insurers and other at-fault parties in such cases.
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)
