Steps to Take After a Bus Accident in Georgia

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What should you do when you have been involved in a bus accident? We were contacted last week by a person who was in a car wreck involving a bus, and she had that same question. If you’re reading this, you probably have the same question– what do I do now?

First off, you need to make sure that you get the medical treatment that you need. Depending on how injured you are, you want to make sure that you take care of yourself. You also want to make sure that the police are called. The police are going to come there and do an accident report. You want to make sure that the police memorialize everything that has happened in that accident. On that accident report is going to be the name of the driver of the bus, the insurance for the bus, and the insurance company that carries coverage for the bus. So, first, get the medical treatment that you need and make sure that the police respond to the scene.

When you’ve been released from the hospital, you want to make immediate plans to get an attorney. The bus company, whether it’s the city of Augusta or a private bus line, is going to contact you. They’re going to want a statement from you, and it’s going to make sense that they want that statement from you. Don’t give it to them. You want to really hire an attorney as quickly as possible. That attorney will be able to help you navigate how to give a statement, how to present your claim to the insurance company or to the city representative without giving a recorded statement, and all the little things like that that that matter. An attorney who’s handled bus accident claims in the past will be able to help you with these crucial matters.

Make sure you get medical treatment that you need. Make sure that you have the police respond to the scene of the wreck, and then, after that, make sure that you get an attorney as quickly as possible. If you have any questions about how to handle a bus accident claim, we’d be more than happy to sit down with you and talk to you.

Were you or a loved one seriously injured in a bus accident and have questions about recovering injury compensation?