Brampton personal injury lawyers deal with cases where people are seriously injured while traveling in taxis. The August 17, 2017 accident at Dixie Road, Brampton, involving a taxi and a transport truck left two people critically injured. Witnesses report that the speeding truck had rear-ended the cab, resulting in life-threatening injuries for the two passengers seated in the back seat of the cab. The driver of the cab was also injured.

Accidents are not always accidental and they’re usually caused by someone else’s fault or negligence. If you or a dear one has been injured in such an accident, contact the nearest personal injury lawyer in Brampton. You may be entitled to compensation.

Accidents Involving Taxis

Taxis are motor-vehicles that are licensed to transport people to a particular destination in return for payment of fare. The vehicle is usually driven by someone who either owns the vehicle or is an employee of a company that runs a taxi business. Some fleets of taxis are operated by the government or local municipality. There are various types of accidents involving taxis:

• the taxi could collide with a car that you are driving
• you could be a pedestrian hit by a taxi
• you could be a passenger in a taxi that was hit by another vehicle

As a passenger who has hired a taxi to travel from point to point, you are as vulnerable to being injured as any other passenger or driver in any other motor-vehicle. As such you are entitled to file a personal injury suit for compensation for personal injury, as it is treated as a standard passenger accident case.

In general, passenger in a vehicle that was hit by another may find it easier to have a more successful outcome, since either one of the drivers can be held liable for the accident, or the passenger does not have to prove liability.

What To Do In Such Cases

Unless you’re seriously injured and immobilized, there are certain steps you can take that could protect your rights and safeguard your interests.

• Contact the police immediately: You can use your own phone or the taxi-driver’s phone and provide relevant information regarding location, how many people/vehicles are involved, how many are injured, how the accident occurred etc. This information will be used to compile the final police report.

• Get in touch with a Brampton personal injury lawyer with experience in dealing with similar cases. He/she can ensure that your interests are safeguarded, begin conducting independent investigations into the case, collect data/evidence, assemble witnesses etc to build a robust claim.

• Consult a qualified physician immediately, even if you feel your injuries are minor/negligible. Certain injuries could become more serious when left untreated. Often, symptoms of serious injuries get masked in the stress/excitement of the event.

• Take pictures if possible, of location, accident site, position of vehicles, important landmarks, injuries, damage etc.

• Exchange contact information with the other drivers, passengers and witnesses.

An experienced Brampton car accident lawyer can assist you to open an insurance claim against either the taxi company or the driver, and any other drivers who are found to be negligent.