Every public transport organisation has a duty to keep you safe and follow health and safety rules. While claiming against a bus, train, tram or ferry company may be complex, the injuries you sustain from a public transport accident can be life-changing. Injuries may be caused by the following:

• Road traffic accident if you are on a bus or tram

• the bus hits you while you're waiting at a bus stop or station

• Injuries due to poor driving

• Slips, trips and falls in stations

• Injuries from train, tram and bus doors

• Your train crashes

• Falling objects from overhead luggage storage

• A bus crashing into your vehicle that was not your fault.

At Forbes Solicitors, our expert public transport injury solicitors offer a free consultation, so we can ascertain whether or not you have a claim. If you do have a public transport accident claim we will help you gather the evidence you need and arrange for you to see an independent medical expert, who will determine the extent of your injuries and feedback on what your treatment and care needs may be now and in the future. This will help us decide how much compensation to ask for.

Public transport accident compensation is calculated in the same way as any other personal injury claim and the final sum will take into consideration the following:

• The severity of your injuries

• The treatment, care or rehabilitation you will need now and in the future.

• Loss of earnings - for example, if you need to take time off work, can no longer work due to your injuries and if your earning capacity has been reduced due to having to change to a role that pays less.

• Expenses you or your family have incurred due to the accident

• Loss of enjoyment

Trauma - in some cases you may be able to claim if the accident has left you with psychological injuries. The compensation settlement you may win from a public transport accident claim can help pay for treatment, rehabilitation and counselling that may not be available on the NHS. It can also help cover other costs such as living expenses while you recover, adaptations to your home and transport costs to and from medical facilities. You will have a time limit of three years to claim compensation from a public transport accident.

If you have been injured in a public transport accident then contact our expert transport solicitors today. We may be able to help you on a no win no fee basis, which means there will be no upfront cost.

While bus travel in the UK is considered highly safe, there are cases when accidents occur to passengers. Although they are rare, bus and coach crashes do happen and if you are injured through no fault of your own then you may be entitled to bus accident compensation.

Examples of bus accidents include:

• The bus or coach you are travelling on crashes

• A bus crashes into your vehicle

• A bus collides with you or your child

• You are thrown off your seat and injured due to a sudden braking or poor driving

You are injured while getting on or off the bus

Bus accident claims are unfortunately not straight forward, as mentioned above they are typically contested, and you will need strong evidence for your case to be successful. If you where in a bus accident, then you will need the following information:

• Details of the bus driver, bus number, the route, date and time of the incident

• Take photos of the scene

• Report the accident to the bus company

• Depending on the reasons for the accident, you may need to report it to the police

• Write down a record of events as soon as possible

• Gather the contact details of the other passengers or other potential witnesses such as bystanders

If any other vehicles are involved get their details. The more details you have, the stronger your case may be. Contact our transport solicitors today to see if you have a claim.

Accidents on a train, platform or station can have serious consequences. If you are a victim of a train crash, we understand how life-changing it can be not only physically by psychologically too. This is why our sympathetic and understanding transport solicitors can help you with your train injury claim. Whether you were travelling on a train, tram or the tube, all train operators have a duty to keep their passengers safe by ensuring that health and safety procedures are followed, hazards are properly signposted, the trains are properly maintained and platforms and stations are safe places for their customers to be. However, injuries can happen if for example:

• Stairways are poorly lit

• Flooring is wet or uneven

• Train doors are faulty

• Falling luggage from inadequate luggage storage.

While rare, train crashes can cause devastating injuries. If you were injured in a train crash or have had an accident while on a train, platform or station, contact our expert transport solicitors today. If you have a train accident claim we will help you get the compensation your deserve.

The Claimant was a passenger on the train when the Defendants drove onto an open crossing and collided with the train. As a result of the collision, the Claimant sustained minor soft injuries to their neck. The collision was a caused by the Defendants negligence after the Defendant failed to check the crossing before attempting to cross it.

Following the incident, the Claimant approached Forbes Solicitors to make a claim in relation to the injury sustained. The personal injury team at Forbes Solicitors contacted the Defendants insurers however they failed to respond to the claim. As a result, proceedings were issued, following which, the Defendants insurers made a settlement offer.

The Defendants insurers made on offer to settle the claim in the sum of £1,370 which the Claimant accepted.