Blog: Bus Accidents

Anyone who has experienced a tire blowout while driving can tell you that it can be a very frightening experience. If a tire suddenly blows out, the vehicle could swerve, and you could try to pull over safely, but it is not always easy. What causes tire blowouts? What are the dangers? Weak Spots Tires […]

The head-on crash that occurred in Winslow Township, New Jersey resulted in a fatality. After the bus accident involving a NJ Transit bus took place on Friday morning at an intersection, the driver of the SUV involved in the collision became trapped in the vehicle. The victim was transported to the Cooper University Hospital where […]

Five victims became hurt in a head-on collision that took place in Camden County, New Jersey. The bus accident occurred on Friday morning around 5:45 am in Winslow Township, New Jersey at the intersection of Cross Keys Road and Oakland Avenue when an SUV slammed into the side of a NJ Transit bus. Both the […]

A school bus accident with a tractor trailer occurred in South Harrison Township, New Jersey on Monday afternoon. Around 3:20 pm, the crash took place at the intersection of Ferrel Road and Monroeville Road after the school bus attempted to turn and collided with the truck. Fourteen students from Gloucester County Institute of Technology and […]

Recently, Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation that mandated all new school buses have both shoulder and lap seat belts. This bill was signed in wake of several school bus crashes and the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) recommendation on the topic. Other states may soon be passing new laws as school bus cameras are also […]

A school bus accident involving five school buses took place in Medford Lakes, New Jersey on Monday afternoon. The crash occurred around 4:10 pm when the buses were transporting campers home from a Cherry Hill, New Jersey summer camp. Over 20 children and three adults sustained injuries after the five buses engaged in a crash […]

Several occupants sustained personal injuries in a school bus accident that occurred in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. On Friday morning, around 11:40 am, the crash took place on the New Jersey Turnpike when the bus crashed and then overturned into a ditch. No other vehicles were involved in the Cherry Hill school bus accident. Two […]

A fatal school bus accident took place in Monroe Township, New Jersey on Monday afternoon. Around 4:12 pm, the crash occurred when a school bus made a left turn onto Route 322 and struck a car. The driver of the car succumbed to fatal injuries at the scene of the school bus accident while the […]

In the spring of 2016, a man was fatally injured after being struck by a SEPTA bus in Glenside. The driver of the bus has been charged with homicide by vehicle after striking and killing a pedestrian who was crossing the street on April 2nd. The operator of the bus has since turned herself in […]

As summer winds down, children are heading back to school.  Camden County personal injury lawyers at DiTomaso Law urge drivers to safely share the road with school buses and children passengers.  For more information, click here to read safety tips provided by Good Morning America on ABC. At DiTomaso Law, we represent injured victims throughout […]