Statistics published by the National Safety Council show that 954 railroad accident fatalities took place in the United States in 2022, marking not only a significant 11% increase from the year before but also the highest fatality rate since 2007. Likewise, in that same year, nonfatal railroad accident injuries rose by 6% from 2021 with a total of 6,252 reported […]
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What Do I Need to Know About Train Accident Lawsuits?
Roughly 34 million people use mass transportation, including trains, every day. Sadly, train accidents have spiked in recent years. In fact, in 2022, 954 people were killed in railway accidents, an 11% rise from the 859 who were killed the year before. Being injured in a train wreck is much more complicated than a motor vehicle accident. Not only are […]