{"id":673,"date":"2014-02-24T16:37:59","date_gmt":"2014-02-24T16:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/?p=673"},"modified":"2014-02-24T16:41:02","modified_gmt":"2014-02-24T16:41:02","slug":"one-dead-more-than-thirty-injured-in-vermont-bus-truck-collision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/one-dead-more-than-thirty-injured-in-vermont-bus-truck-collision\/","title":{"rendered":"One Dead, More Than Thirty Injured in Vermont Bus-Truck Collision."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A severe crash involving a tractor-trailer and a tour bus sent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2014\/02\/22\/one-dead-in-vermont-car-crash\/5725219\/\">more than thirty people to the hospital on Friday, February 21, 2014.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o7KxBFmaidg\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"400\" height=\"280\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>According to reports, the accident occurred after the tractor-trailer jackknifed, blocking the northbound lanes of a highway in West Haven, Vermont.\u00a0 The tour bus crested a hill before the driver saw the jackknifed tractor-trailer, and the driver lost control of his bus as he attempted to avoid the truck.\u00a0 <strong>The bus, which was carrying 32 passengers including the driver, slammed into the guardrails on the side of the road, then collided with the trailer.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The bus driver, 59-year-old Darnell Hannah of Millstone, NJ, was pinned in the bus with critical injuries.\u00a0<\/strong> Emergency responders were eventually able to free him, but he died upon arrival at a nearby hospital.\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>The other 31 passengers on the bus were transported to two local hospitals, Porter Hospital in Middlebury and Rutland Regional Medical Center, with mostly minor injuries.\u00a0<\/strong> Two of the passengers, however, suffered moderate injuries.\u00a0 <strong>The driver of the tractor trailer, 34-year-old Haroon Kalid of Scotrun, PA, was also transported to Rutland Regional Medical Center with injuries.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Police say that icy roads were a contributing factor in the accident.\u00a0 Traffic was blocked for several hours as emergency responders treated the injured individuals and cleared the roadway.<\/p>\n<p>If you or your family member has been injured in a Massachusetts trucking accident, you may be entitled to significant <a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-personal-injury-damages.php\">personal injury damages<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-personal-injury-damages-wrongful-death.php\">wrongful death damages<\/a>.\u00a0 To learn about your legal options in a <strong>free, confidential consultation<\/strong>, please contact our <a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-truck-accident-injury-lawyers-attorneys.php\">Massachusetts trucking accident personal injury attorneys<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-personal-injury-information-lawyers-attorneys.php\">Boston, MA personal injury lawyers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-wrongful-death.php\">Massachusetts wrongful death attorneys<\/a> now at <strong>617-787-3700<\/strong>.\u00a0 Our <a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-personal-injury-types-lawyers-attorneys.php\">Boston, MA accident injury attorneys<\/a> are also available via email at <a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-contact-gilbert-hoy-lawyers-attorneys.php\"><strong>info@gilhoylaw.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Why wait to get the compensation you deserve?\u00a0 Our highly skilled <a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\">Boston, MA lawyers<\/a> area available <strong>24 hours a day, 7 days a week<\/strong> to help you with your potential claim.\u00a0 Contact us today at <strong>617-787-3700<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Your needs are our top priority<\/strong>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A severe crash involving a tractor-trailer and a tour bus sent more than thirty people to the hospital on Friday, February 21, 2014. 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