LONG BEACH Bus
Accident Attorneys

Bus accidents can stem from a wide variety of causes. In some cases, a bus driver may be responsible but the bus itself could also be the cause of certain crashes.

Some of the most common causes include:

• Intersection Accidents — In January 2019, the Fresno Bee reported that a Fresno Area Express (FAX) bus was involved in a collision with four other vehicles at Cedar Avenue and Alluvial Avenue in northeast Fresno.
• Head-On Collisions — In April 2014, the Los Angeles Times reported that 10 people died when a charter bus carrying Los Angeles-area high school students collided head-on with a FedEx truck.
• Pedestrian Accidents — In January 2019, KABC-TV reported that a pedestrian was fatally struck by a Samho Tours bus.
• Bicycle Accidents — In October 2018, the Mercury News reported that a bus was owned by El Paseo Limousine struck and killed a bicyclist operating in the bike lane in Santa Clara.
• Multiple-Vehicle Accidents — In May 2019, KPIX-TV reported that one person was killed and three others were injured after a bus carrying a choir from Alabama and four other vehicles collided in South San Francisco.
• Single-Vehicle Accidents — In January 2019, KSBY-TV reported that a bus driver was arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance after a single-vehicle Amtrak bus crash near Los Alamos.
• Left-Turn Crashes — In January 2017, KABC-TV reported that a driver who turned left at an intersection in Los Angeles caused another vehicle to swerve to avoid a collision and striking a school bus before hitting two other parked cars.
• Distracted Driving Accidents — In November 2017, KGTV-TV reported that distracted school bus driver was being blamed for a chain-reaction crash in which a bus carrying about 50 Coronado Middle School students rear-ended a truck that was stopped at a light and hit another truck.
• Rollover Accidents — In January 2019, KNBC-TV reported that 25 people were injured after a bus rolled over on the westbound Santa Monica (10) Freeway at the Harbor (110) Freeway connector in downtown Los Angeles.
• Rear-End Collisions — In December 2018, KSWB-TV reported that 12 students had to be taken to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla to be treated for minor injuries after a car crashed into the back of a school bus in University City.
• Drunk Driving Accidents — In March 2019, KOVR-TV reported that a bus driver was arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) after crashing into a guardrail with 35 passengers on board.
• T-Bone Accidents — In September 1985, UPI reported that a speeding car struck a Greyhound bus broadside in Calexico, overturning the bus, killing the car’s driver and injuring the bus driver and nine passengers.

Many companies operate bus lines in locations throughout the United States. Major bus service providers include, but are not limited to:

• Greyhound Lines
• Megabus
• Coach USA
• Academy Bus
• MetroBus
• Stagecoach Group
• Barons Bus Lines
• Jefferson Lines
• Bonanza Bus Lines
• Thruway Motorcoach
• Peter Pan Bus Lines
• AC Transit
• SamTrans
• Concord Coach Lines
• Indian Trails
• WestCAT
• Grupo Senda
• Trailways Transportation System
• Dragon Bus
• Unitrans
• County Connection
• Muni
• Vamoose Bus
• BoltBus
• First Transit
• Vallejo Transit
• Eastern Shuttle
• Limoliner
• FirstGroup
• Peter Pan Arrow

Several bus companies in California are also limited to local routes. Some buses are used strictly for school activities.