Lack of Railroad Safety Gates

Although most people have fairly limited direct interaction with trains in the sense that they don’t often ride passenger trains or work with cargo trains, the reality is that train tracks remain a constant presence even if one does not lend them much thought. All across South Carolina, roadway systems have been built after the construction of rails, and they are consequently bound to cross them. To alert drivers to railroad tracks and to reduce the likelihood of accidents, railroad companies and municipalities are expected to provide safety gates that lower when a train approaches.

The failure to supply these gates at railroad crossings can have disastrous consequences. If you have been injured in a collision with a train due to railroad company negligence, contact the Charleston train accident lawyers of the Steinberg Law Firm at 843-720-2800. For more than 80 years we have been helping people just like you to right the wrongs that have been done to them.

Potentially Recoverable Damages

Even at low speed, due to its size and weight, a train is likely to cause serious damage to any vehicles that come in its path. Of greater concern is the likelihood that a car’s occupants will sustain severe physical injury, and possibly even fatalities. This should put the need for a legal action into a plain light, and potentially recoverable damages include compensation for:

• Medical bills
• Physical therapy costs
• Pain and suffering
• Automobile repairs
• Mental anguish
• Wrongful death

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Let us help you secure the financial compensation that you are due, because it is almost certain that the insurance policies involved will not cover the full range of costs incurred by a train accident. Contact the Charleston lack of safety gates lawyers of the Steinberg Law Firm today at 843-720-2800.