Woman Injured in Spokane Valley Train Accident
May 7th, 2010 | by admin |Woman Critically Injured in Spokane Valley Train Accident
A 44-year-old woman suffered critical injuries in a Washington train accident after her minivan was broadsided at a crossing by a train traveling at 48 mph. According to an Associated Press news report, the woman had just dropped off a child in an elementary school when the accident occurred. She was transported to a local hospital.
According to the Federal Railroad Administration, in 2006 alone, train accidents caused 909 fatalities and 8,244 injuries nationwide. If you were injured in a train accident, we recommend you talk to a Best Seattle Personal Injury Lawyer to see if you have the right to file a claim against the train company.