Denver Bus & Light Rail Accident Attorneys
Denver, Colorado, Mass Transit Accident Lawyers
Colorado's roadways are full of RTD buses, trains and tour buses carrying people around the Denver metro area and Colorado's highways. The volume of these vehicles on the road, combined with heavy traffic, results in numerous accidents and injuries every year.
If you were seriously hurt or a family member was injured or killed in a Colorado bus accident or Denver light rail accident, Chalat Hatten & Koupal PC can capably represent you in seeking compensation for losses or wrongful death. Since 1984, our personal injury lawyers have built a reputation for quality legal advice and aggressive, results-oriented representation. Our firm has secured many significant settlements and verdicts for victims of bus accidents and injuries suffered on commuter trains.
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RTD Bus Accidents
The Regional Transportation District (RTD) owns and operates more than 1,000 buses in the Denver metro area, including express buses and dial-a-ride shuttles. RTD buses carrying more than 100,000 passengers on a daily basis through neighborhoods to downtown, Park-n-Ride stations and other destinations. By sheer volume of rides, RTD buses are involved in many auto collisions and pedestrian injuries. Chalat Hatten & Koupal PC has successfully sued these enterprises for personal injuries suffered when their buses collide with other vehicles, roll over, or strike pedestrians. -
Pedestrian Mall-Bus Accidents
The 16th Street Mall in downtown Denver is a top tourist attraction and business hub, and serves as a light rail connection for residents. MallRide, a service of the RTD, operates shuttle buses that traverse the length of the busy mall. Carrying an average of 63,000 passengers a day, dozens of riders, pedestrians and car drivers are seriously injured by MallRide shuttles. -
Light Rail Train (LRT) Accidents
The RTD's light rail trains carry more than 32,000 passengers each day, boarding at 32 stations across the Denver metro area. Many people are injured while loading or unloading onto the LRT trains, and more are injured in light rail accidents involving pedestrians struck by trains or LRT collisions with cars. -
Tour Bus Accidents
Casino buses, resort buses, tour buses, and vacation bus companies carry thousands of passengers into the mountains around Denver and statewide. Accidents are especially common on Highway 119, with buses traveling to and from the Central City and Blackhawk casinos. Chalat Hatten & Koupal PC has the expertise to handle the complex insurance and waiver issues that frequently arise in these types of accidents, assuring our clients the best recovery possible.
Injury claims against the RTD are technical in nature and subject to restrictive caps on damages because they are operated by the state of Colorado. The experienced light rail accident attorneys of Chalat Hatten & Koupal PC are well-versed in the law, which requires filing a notice of intent to sue.
Contact the Denver light rail accident attorneys and bus accident lawyers of Chalat Hatten & Koupal PC to arrange a free consultation if you or a family member were injured by a commercial bus, RTD bus or light rail train. We represent all injury victims on a contingency fee basis — no attorneys' fees unless we secure compensation for you.
