Wichita Railroad Accident Injury Attorneys Who Fight for Maximum Results

Our car accident injury lawyers help passengers of vehicles in train wrecks

Railroad accidents typically are catastrophic, and a car or truck don’t match the forces of a train. Every year hundreds of people are injured or killed at railroad crossings.

Kansas ranks the eighteenth highest state for highway-rail grade crossing collision based on preliminary 2023 Federal Railroad Administration Statistics – when it comes to railroad accidents. Train versus vehicle accidents result in serious injuries, including broken bones, brain damage, paralysis and death. A car accident injury lawyer will help.

Knowing what to do after a train wrecks with a car can be confusing. It’s important that you talk with an attorney familiar with different types of car accidents. We want to meet with you as soon as possible after the wreck. Our Wichita law firm knows Kansas law and we can explain your legal rights. Our firm will help you maximize claims against the driver of the car that you were a passenger in.  We also will review possible claims against the railroad companies and we work with other attorneys to investigate and pursue those claims also.

Why Do Train Accidents Involving Cars Happen?

Railroad accidents involving passenger vehicles happen because:

• Improperly working railroad crossings
• Negligent drivers fail to carefully be on the lookout for approaching trains
• Negligent drivers are going to fast to be able to watch for an approaching train
• Negligent drivers trying to beat an approaching train
• Cars becoming trapped on railroad crossings
• Motor vehicle problems resulting in a car stalling on a railroad crossing.
• Negligent train conductors failing to properly sound their horn
• Negligent train conductors operating trains too fast

Kansas comparative fault laws require an apportionment of fault between the driver of the vehicle and the train company, when both are negligent.  You may have claims against both, if you were a passenger in a vehicle that collided with a train. At Pistotnik law, we examine all the details of a collision at a crossing. We will investigate all possible claims for your injuries to help you get maximum compensation.

What Makes Train Accidents So Serious?

It is common knowledge that a train has great momentum due to the weight of the train and the forces of impact are very high.  A car or other passenger vehicle can’t withstand those high forces. The consequences of a collision can be severe, even if the train doesn’t squarely impact with the vehicle. Passengers suffer serious or fatal injuries from these collisions.

People who survive these types of collisions often suffer catastrophic, life-changing injuries that require extensive medical treatment. They may need surgery, hospitalization, medication, physical therapy, home health care, and long term care.

Injuries from a train wreck can leave you unable to work causing additional financial hardship.  Our injury attorneys will give you free advice on the steps that need to be taken to get you back on your feet.

I Was a Passenger in a Train Wreck. Do I Need a Lawyer?

You need to know your rights. Some insurance companies talk to you soon after the wreck and make quick low settlement offers.  Be careful, if you accept a low amount with the insurance adjuster, the laws in Kansas provide that a verbal agreement to settle is binding. Our injury attorneys at Pistotnik law offer to review the details of your accident and go over your legal options for free. We will answer all of your questions and make sure you are fully informed of your legal options.  There are statistics from insurance companies that they have to pay as much as three times more on average for a claim when an injury attorney is involved.

We have handled many car wrecks involving trains that have injured passengers in those vehicles and we know what needs to be done to prove both aspects of your case—fault of the driver and maximizing the value of your damages.  We also investigate possible fault of the railroad companies and can help make the appropriate referral for claims against the railroad companies.

Recovering compensation can be difficult.  Insurance companies spend a lot of money training their adjusters on how to try to pay as little as possible and on things to look for in each case to try and minimize your claims.

Our injury attorneys know the tactics that insurance companies use. We fight back. Our injury attorneys know how to handle your car wreck to prove fault on the driver and to prove your damages. We work hard gathering the evidence needed to convince the insurance adjuster of the real value of your case.

We build strong cases that insurance adjusters must acknowledge. We are not interested in making quick deals and instead will fight for you to get maximum compensation.

When Should I Hire an Attorney?

You should get legal advice as soon as possible following your wreck.  We offer a free consultation and it is no obligation.  We give free advice.  We help you get quality medical care.   We handle all of the annoying calls, texts and emails with the multiple insurance adjusters who are working to minimize the value of your case.

When you hire us, there are no upfront fees or other charges you need to pay. We work on a contingency fee basis. We pay all the costs that are involved in proving your case. You owe us nothing unless we get you a settlement that you approve. If you don’t win, we don’t get paid.

If you were injured in a car wreck involving a train in Wichita or Kansas, you need an experienced injury attorney with experience that gets results. Contact the injury attorneys at Pistotnik law to schedule a free consultation. If you can’t make it to our office, we can meet at your home, hospital room or other location that is more convenient for you.  If you want to do it by phone, we can do that to.  We work to make it easy for you.