Public Transport Claims

Common public transport accident claims range from a broken leg in a road traffic accident to cuts in a fall and concussion from an impact injury. Any public transport accident that results in an injury can affect your life, and you may have a claim for compensation.  

If you are involved in a public transport accident that was not your fault, you could claim compensation for the injuries suffered. 

Common public transport accident claims are:

The bus moves off before the passenger can sit down injuries can be sprains, pulled muscles and strained ligaments. The bus driver, possibly behind schedule, pulls off quickly from the bus stop and causes some passengers to slip and fall. 

A fall on the bus can result in you hitting your head or cause you to sprain a shoulder or wrist trying to stop yourself from falling. 

Similar public transport injuries can happen if the bus driver brakes without warning, causing a road traffic accident or taking a tight turn too quickly.

Slip, trip and fall accidents on public transport can happen if the bus company does not clear spillages or leaves the stairs wet and slippery on a rainy day. 

Passengers can fall over broken chairs, rubbish left uncollected, or a broken floor surface on trains and ferries which are not repaired or cordoned off from the public. 

Slips on stairs when a guardrail breaks or a cracked step is not repaired in a sufficient time can lead to serious head injuries and broken limbs.

The door shuts suddenly on a train, injuring a passenger if the train driver or train guard does not pay full attention when preparing to leave the station. Similar accidents can happen if the train CCTV is not working correctly and the driver cannot see what is happening. 

Elderly passengers and children may need extra time to alight a train. The disabled passenger may need help and plenty of time to get off the train. 

A slamming door may close on a passenger’s hand or throw them to the ground. Broken limbs, fingers and concussion can result from being hit by the train door closing suddenly.

A fall on the tube station stairs injures a customer when they fall and break an arm or cut their head. You may fall a distance on a tube station stairs or escalator and do a lot of damage to your body. 

The tube operator is responsible for the maintenance and running of the tube stations. They must ensure the stairs and escalators are safe for use and not dangerous to customers.

The handrail snaps on a ferry, throwing the passenger to the floor, causing them to hit their head, break a limb or suffer bruising to the body. 

A faulty handrail which is loose may snap under pressure and should be repaired by the ferry company before an accident happens. On a busy ferry or one going through rough weather, passengers rely on the rails for stability. 

Falling and hitting the head can be traumatic for passengers, and the ferry company may be liable if they do not maintain the ferry to acceptable standards.

The passenger injured in a road traffic accident involving a taxi may have a claim for compensation. The broken hand, severe lacerations and concussion may be caused by an accident involving a taxi.

A collision involving a taxi can be traumatic for all passengers and drivers in the accident, but if the accident was not your fault, you can take action in a compensation claim. 

If the taxi driver’s negligence is at least partially responsible for your road traffic accident, you may have a public transport accident claim for compensation.