Accidents that have taken place on a Coach can have a devastating impact on the lives of victims and their families. If you have suffered from a Coach related accident or injury, you could be entitled to claim compensation for the pain and the physical, mental and financial suffering that you may have experienced.

We fight tirelessly to achieve the best outcome of your claim. We’re renowned for our understanding of the issues affecting you and your family due to a Coach-related injury, and we know what positive action to take to make a difference even when the circumstances of an accident are far from straightforward.

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If you, or someone close to you, have been harmed in a coach accident, then we may be able to help you make a claim today. We can deal with your case and have expert solicitors nationwide ready to act on your behalf.

Injuries
Accidents involving coaches are becoming more and more frequent. As these accidents have now become an integral part of everyday life, they should not be taken lightly because it can prove to be highly dangerous and problematic. These accidents are often caused while a person is walking on the road and hit by a coach or can also occur during travel.

There are several types of injuries that an individual can suffer including:

• Broken bones
• Fractures
• Head injuries
• Neck injuries and back injuries
• Whiplash

Tips for avoiding injuries
There are a few you things you can do to avoid the risk of sustaining passenger injuries in a coach crash. It is always a good idea to be seated if a seat is available. This way, in the event of any collision or sudden breaking, you are less likely to be thrown around inside the coach.

Keeping your personal belongings secure, just as you would when travelling by plane, is another good method to reduce your chances of suffering passenger injuries in a bus crash. So storing bags under seats or in any specialised luggage compartments for the duration of your journey will help keep you and your fellow coach passengers free from personal injury.

Any regular coach user will be familiar with signs near the driver's cabin, advising passengers not to talk to the driver while the vehicle is in motion. This advice is there for a good reason, distracting the driver risks the personal safety of both everyone on the coach and other road users close to the vehicle, ignoring the advice may also affect your right to claim compensation in the event of a coach accident.

What to do after an accident:

• Inform the driver or any other official such as an inspector of the accident as soon as possible. Make a note of the name and number of that person and ensure that they note your name, address and injuries.


• Keep your travel ticket - Although there is a high probability of CCTV on the vehicle, you may still need to establish that you were a passenger. You can do this by providing your ticket or receipt for that journey.


• Get medical advice for your injuries from a hospital or your GP. Keeping a diary of your pain and medication is recommended.


• Collect any names and addresses from witnesses who saw the accident.


• Taking photos of the wounds or injuries suffered.


• Taking photos of the accident.

These evidences can prove to be beneficial in order to make the personal injury case even stronger.

It's your right
In all such situations, it is the right of the sufferer to claim for the adequate amount of compensation for accidents on coaches. The different categories of compensation that a sufferer is entitled to are:

• Pain and suffering
• Loss of earnings or future income
• Medical bills
• Loss of amenity
• Other financial as well as emotional losses

Accident time limitation
The coach accident must have happened within the past three years in order to make a compensation claim. If you were under the age of 18 when the bus accident happened, the three year period starts on the date you turned 18 years old. If the three year limitation period has passed, you would not be able to make a compensation claim.