As a Jacksonville school bus accident attorney I continue to see students hurt on school buses. I was curious to see just how many students are getting injured. New national data show school bus-related accidents send 17,000 U.S. children to emergency rooms each year, more than double the number in previous estimates that only included crashes.
Nearly one-fourth of the accidents occur when children are boarding or leaving school buses, while crashes account for 42 percent, the new research shows.
Slips and falls on buses, getting jostled when buses stop or turn suddenly, and injuries from roughhousing are among other ways kids get hurt on school buses, the data found. It is my opinion that many of these injuries could be prevented if seat belt usage was made mandatory. If one of your children has been injured on a school but please call the Jacksonville school bus accident lawyers at the Law Offices of Henry Gare at (904) 387-6101.