Addressing the deadly Washington D.C. train crash Debbie Hersman of the National Transportation Safety Board said the operator of the train that “slammed into a stationary train in front of it apparently had activated the emergency brakes in a failed effort to stop before the accident.” as reported in the Washington Post. Hersman said the “emergency brake button, known as the ‘mushroom,’ was depressed, and the steel rails showed evidence that the brakes were engaged.”
Another devastating tour bus crash
August 5, 2011
As a truck accident and bus accident attorney in New York I can tell you almost all bus and truck crashes would not occur if company management enforced safety rules.