While tens of thousands of people in the Chicago area use public transportation as their main mode of transport, the danger of injury is actually very high. "Common carriers" like METRA have a special duty to make sure that you're not hurt during transport or even while you're getting on or off trains and buses and to compensate you fully if you are injured.
Slip-and-Fall Accidents
If you are on a METRA train platform or in a train station for the purpose of taking a train or getting off a train, and you are injured due to failure to maintain the platform or walkway leading to the platform, you should be compensated for your medical care, lost wages, pain and suffering and other losses. With the crowds it draws to these areas, METRA should monitor conditions to keep them safe. Ice, water, debris or anything you could slip on or trip over should be removed in a timely manner. If this is not practicable, adequate warnings should be posted.
Moving Train Cars
Trains are generally safe for riders, but there can be jarring, sudden stopping and starting, doors opening and closing suddenly. Lighting is often poor, and car interiors can be defective and unsafe. Escalators, broken stairs, turn styles and other features of a station can be the site of all manner of injuries, including electrocution.
Other Common Carriers
The same duty of care applies to any company that transports people, including airlines and bus lines, etc. If you or a loved one has been injured while using any train service, bus line or other common carrier call our personal injury attorneys at 630-524-4338 or contact a Chicago METRA accident attorney online to learn what we can do for you.
Illinois Common Carrier Liability Lawyer
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