Accidents involving garbage trucks may injure other motorists or the garbage truck workers themselves. Human error or mechanical failure may cause a garbage truck accident:
- Rear warning devices with audible warnings that a garbage truck is backing up may malfunction — or a driver may fail to activate a warning device. If a pedestrian, bicycle, motorcycle or car is in the wrong place at the wrong time, a run-over or collision accident may occur.
- Garbage truck workers may push the wrong button, stand in the wrong position or trip and fall into a powerful crushing machine that is part of the truck.
If you were injured, or if a loved one was killed in a garbage truck accident — whether the accident victim was a garbage truck worker or simply in the vicinity of the garbage truck — we urge you to talk to a lawyer as soon as possible. The sooner after an accident that an investigation takes place, the more likely it is that the actual cause of the accident can be pinpointed. If too much time passes, the garbage truck company may alter or discard any equipment that malfunctioned, and eyewitnesses may become much more difficult or impossible to track down. Eyewitness testimony is most reliable immediately after the accident, while memory is fresh.
Our law firm has much more to offer than sympathy if you have suffered harm in a garbage truck accident. We are prepared to advocate zealously on your behalf as we help you pursue compensation for your injuries and losses, including pain and suffering. Contact the Law Offices of Roy S. Hiller to schedule a consultation with a knowledgeable personal injury attorney with experience handling truck accidents of many types.
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Our law firm is selective about the cases that we take on, choosing to focus our energies where we can make the greatest difference. We hope you will also be selective about the lawyer who represents you after a garbage truck accident has resulted in a serious to catastrophic injury or fatality of a loved one.
Schedule a free consultation with a New York garbage truck accident attorney by contacting our New York City truck accident injury law offices and get the legal guidance and results you need.
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