A coach driver had a lucky escape when a coach passenger window suddenly ‘blew out’ as he was driving at around 60mph. Fortunately there were no passengers on the coach at the time.

The driver believes it may have been a gun shot which smashed the window, possibly from pheasant shooters. There were no other vehicles near him at the time.

The accident happened near Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, on the A64 at 7.15am on Monday as the coach was heading towards York to pick up the first lot of passengers for a trip to Devon.

When the passengers were collected in York, the window had a gaping hole in it. There were temporary repairs made before the coach set off for Devon.

The coach window will have to be ordered from Holland and will cost the coach company, who only bought the coach two weeks previously, around £500.

Following the coach accident the driver and co-owner of Gain Travel in Bradford, Ian Bottomley, said that when the window suddenly went bang it ‘frightened the living daylights out of me’. He also said that he could have lost control of the coach if he had been hit by whatever caused the coach window to smash.

We can be contacted on 0845 10 88 333 or by clicking: Coach Accident Injury Claim.

Following a horrific coach crash accident on the slip road north bound at junction seven of the M40 near Thame, Oxfordshire, the coach driver and thirty-five injured coach passengers were taken to John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford.

The single-deck coach accident happened just before 11pm Saturday, when it flipped onto its side.

Operations were required at the Oxford Hospital for four people to treat injuries including broken bones. Thirteen others from the coach required emergency treatment.

It is not known what caused the coach accident at  this time. There were no other vehicles involved in the accident.

The slip road was closed by police as they carried out investigations and cleared the area. The motorway remained open in both directions.

The coach accident required six ambulances to attend the scene and to take the driver and passengers to hospital.

We have very experienced personal injury claim solicitors who specialise in coach passenger accident claims. All coach passenger claims we accept are handled on a no win no fee basis with 100% of the injury compensation being paid out on winning. There is no cost whatsoever in claiming for your injuries with us.

There are strict timescales in which to make a claim for coach passenger injury compensation. Please contact our fully trained, friendly advisors to make the claim you are legally entitled to make following a non fault coach accident.

You can call us on 0845 10 88 333 or claim by clicking: Coach Passenger Accident Claim.

The funeral of schoolgirl Natasha Paton who was killed on a school trip to Alton Towers will took place today. In a tragic coach crash accident, pupil passengers were also seriously injured as the organised childrens school coach trip ended in horror last week.

The school coach was driving in horrendous snow and icy weather conditions from Lanark Grammar School to Alton Towers theme park in Staffordshire, for what was supposed to be a fantastic day out for the pupils. The coach driver lost control of the vehicle, it hit a bridge, then overturned landing in a river causing a fatality and severe injury to passengers.

Following the coach crash accident, Natasha’s parents said they were “devastated” by the death of their daughter.

A celebration of Natasha’s life took place at St Nicholas’s Parish Church in Lanark. As asked by the family, the mourners wore bright clothes to celebrate the teenagers short life.

A coach passenger accident claim can be made with our personal injury solicitors on a No Win No Fee basis and upon winning the claim, every penny awarded will be paid out to you.

A coach accident always has the added danger of multiple casualties, as often coaches are full of passengers either on holiday or enjoying a day trip out.

Coach drivers often have to travel long distances each day, but they are highly skilled and usually take great care in their job. Sometimes however, accidents do happen and coach passengers are injured in an accident.

Any coach passenger injured in an accident should inform the driver and the coach company. The injuries suffered need medical attention if a claim for compensation is to be made.

A coach passenger accident claim for compensation can be made up to three years from the date of the accident. Most coach passengers claim compensation sooner rather than later, this also helps the claim, as the information surrounding the accident is still fresh in the mind.

A coach accident claim for compensation may be because of a road accident or from faulty seating which the coach company should have noticed before the passengers were taken out.

You can make your coach passenger accident claim by calling us on 0845 10 88 333 or fill in the claim online form by clicking: Claim for Coach Accident.

Coach passengers are usually very safe in the hands of their coach driver and will enjoy their journey. During the winter when ice and snow are on the roads, it can make it very difficult for coach drivers especially if ‘black ice’ is on the roads which is not seen, it is often only when the coach slides and loses control that its presence is known.

Recently in a horrific accident, over forty people have been injured with two fatalities on an organised coach trip on its return from a christmas attraction near Penzance in Cornwall. The coach accident was likely to have been caused by severe weather conditions with ice on the road. The coach is said to have come off the road before overturning. Devon and Cornwall Police were involved assisting, one police car also slid on the ice colliding into the coach. Many of the the coach passengers were taken to Truro hospital by air ambulance.

With all the ice making the roads so dangerous, extreme care must be taken by all road users and pedestrians in order to avoid accidents and injuries. Local authorities organise the gritting of roads but not all roads are covered. Any accident on the roads involving coach passengers could result in a coach passenger accident claim being made. Through us coach passenger accident claims are handled on a No Win No Fee basis and 100% of the injury compensation is paid out on winning.

We, and our specialist personal injury claims solicitors have years of experience in assisting victims of road traffic accidents sucessfully claim the compensation they are entitled to.

To make a claim for a coach traffic accident, please call 0800 814 0014 or claim by clicking: Passenger on a Coach Claim.

A trip out on a coach is something many people look forward to, many others use them through necessity. When you step onto the coach you expect your journey to be safe and comfortable.

Every year people are injured on a coach and this often results in a coach passenger claim for compensation.

Any coach accident should be reported to the coach company and the details of the coach and driver recorded if possible. Any witnesses to the accident could be useful if a coach passenger claim is to be made.

To claim for being injured on a coach, there does not need to be a collision. There are times when injuries occur from such things as faulty seating.

In order to claim as a coach passenger, the injuries must be sufficient to require medical attention.

The claim for compensation must be made within three years of the accident happening. Should the injuries be to a child, the claim could be made up to their twenty first birthday, although the longer a claim is left, often the harder it is to obtain the information required.

Coach passenger claims through us are handled by traffic accident specialist solicitors who will ensure a No Win No Fee agreement is in place. You will not be asked for any money at any time and up on winning, 100% of the awarded compensation will be paid to you.

To claim for a coach accident, please call us on 0800 814 0014 or claim by clicking: Coach Passenger Compensation.