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School Bus Accident in Minneapolis Injures Elderly Man

May 26, 2008 -- A Minneapolis school bus hit an 81-year-old man who was walking in a crosswalk with a walk sign and a green light. The school bus was waiting at a stoplight, then turned left when the light turned green. According to Minneapolis police, the bus driver didn’t see the man.

The man is in critical condition at Hennepin County Medical Center.

The bus involved in the accident is owned and operated by Minneapolis Suburban Bus Company, and contracted by the Minneapolis Public Schools. This means that the man injured in this accident may have claims against both Minneapolis Suburban Bus Company and Minneapolis Public Schools.

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MN School Bus Hits and Kills Six-Year-Old

Six-year-old Dominick Strey was hit and killed by his school bus April 6, 2009. According to the Itasca County sheriff, he exited his bus and walked in front of it. The bus rolled forward and knocked him down.

Dominick died at the scene.

The accident happened near Calumet, Minnesota.

Liability for School Bus Wrongful Death

School Bus Accident Lawyer MNA bus driver is required to use “the utmost caution” to ensure the safety of the passengers (Urban v. Minneapolis St. Ry.). If this tragedy was caused by the driver’s failure to use this high degree of caution (driver negligence), the driver, Greenway Public School District and others may be liable to the family for their loss.

Please contact our Minnesota law firm to talk to an attorney. For each of the families we represent in wrongful death cases, we are dedicated to seeking justice by both:
  1. Obtaining the best possible compensation for the family and
  2. Fighting for any changes needed to prevent similar tragedies.
To contact our law firm about a bus accident, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or submit our free consultation form. An attorney from our office can meet you at a location that is convenient for you.

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Reference: Urban v. Minneapolis St. Ry., 256 Minn. 1, 5, 96 N.W.2d 698, 700 (1959).

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Minneapolis School Bus Accident

A 5-year-old boy slipped under a school bus this morning and was run over. The Star Tribune reported that the boy was waiting for the school bus with his mother at E. 32nd Street and Elliot Avenue.

Minneapolis police spokesman Bill Palmer told the Star Tribune, "When the driver pulled up, the mother asked him whether it was her son's bus. When he told her it wasn't, they stepped back, the driver closed the door, looked around and started to move."

The boy apparently slipped on ice and the bus rolled over him, Palmer told the Star Tribune.

The boy survived the accident, but is in serious condition, suffering a broken leg and broken pelvis, injuries that required surgery.

This accident may result in slip and fall claims. Municipalities and other governmental bodies are provided some immunity from liability for injuries arising from slips and falls on slippery streets and sidewalks, meaning most of the time they are not liable for these injuries. But there are exceptions to their immunity. In a recent Minnesota case involving slip and fall on ice and snow, the court stated that immunity “does not protect the municipality in the case where an accumulation of ice and snow is negligently permitted to remain for such a length of time as to cause the formation thereon by artificial means, of slippery and dangerous ridges, depressions and irregularities to such an extent as to render the street or sidewalk dangerous and unsafe for use”. Read about Minnesota slip and fall on ice and snow.

This Minneapolis school bus accident may also involve claims against the driver of the bus, the bus company and others. Buses are common carriers and are obligated to provide a higher level of safety. They fit into the same category as trains and planes. Liability issues in bus accidents often involve driver negligence, driver training, dangerous roadways and weather conditions. Read Minnesota bus accident attorney information.

Posted February 25, 2009.

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