Were you injured in a bus accident in Midland, TX?
At Greenberg Streich Injury Lawyers, we represent passengers, motorists, and pedestrians injured in bus crashes in Midland.
If you were injured in a bus crash in Midland, you may have a claim against the operator of the bus, whether that operator is a private company or a public agency. When the operator is a public agency, written notice of the claim is due within months of the crash, long before the deadline for filing suit. A Midland, TX bus accident lawyer identifies the operator and sends that notice before the notice period expires.
Our attorneys recovered $11 million in one bus accident case. We represent injured people only and accept bus accident cases on a contingency basis, so no attorney fee is owed unless we recover compensation for you. Call us for a free consultation.
Bus Accident Lawyer Midland, TX
A bus accident attorney represents a passenger, a motorist, or a pedestrian injured by a bus in a claim against the bus operator and, when another driver caused the crash, against that driver’s insurer. The operator may be a transit agency, a school district, a charter company, or an oilfield crew transport company, and a claim against a public agency follows different rules than a claim against a private carrier. A public agency must receive written notice of the claim within months of the crash. A private carrier is pursued through its commercial liability insurer under the ordinary two-year deadline. We identify the operator from the crash report and the fleet number painted on the bus, then open the claim under the rules that apply to that operator.
Buses were involved in 2,443 Texas crashes in 2025, including 7 fatal crashes and 60 crashes with suspected serious injuries, according to TxDOT bus crash counts. School buses were involved in another 1,669 crashes, 3 of them fatal. A single bus crash can injure a dozen passengers at once, and every one of those passengers has a separate claim against the same operator.
Types of Bus Accident Cases We Handle in Midland, TX
The Midland-Odessa Urban Transit District, which runs the EZ-Rider system, carried 275,922 passenger trips with 22 vehicles in 2024, according to its federal agency profile. Our bus accident attorneys handle crashes involving the transit buses, school buses, charter coaches, and crew shuttles that operate in Midland.
- Transit bus crashes. A passenger thrown from a seat when a transit bus brakes hard or strikes another vehicle has a claim against the transit district, and the district’s own cameras usually recorded the incident.
- School bus crashes. A child injured on a school bus or at a bus stop has a claim against the school district or the private contractor that operates the route.
- Charter bus crashes. A charter company that carries passengers for hire must hold federal operating authority and insurance. Its safety record is public through the FMCSA’s bus safety search.
- Crew shuttle crashes. Oilfield workers ride to and from well sites in company vans and buses. A worker injured in one of those vehicles has a claim against the transport company or the driver’s employer.
- Car accidents. A driver struck by a bus has the same claim as any motorist, with the operator’s commercial policy in place of a personal auto policy.
- Truck accidents. A collision between a bus and a commercial truck can injure everyone on board, and the insurers of both companies answer for the claim.
- Uber accidents. A passenger in an Uber or Lyft struck by a bus has a claim against the bus operator and may also have one under the rideshare company’s policy.
- Motorcycle accidents. A bus driver who fails to see a motorcycle at an intersection or a stop is liable for the rider’s injuries.
- Brain injuries. Passengers without seat belts strike seat backs and windows in a bus crash, and we document a head injury from that impact through neurological testing.
- Wrongful death. When a passenger or a pedestrian is killed by a bus, the surviving family can bring a claim against the operator, and the notice deadline applies to the family’s claim as well.
Why Choose Greenberg Streich Injury Lawyers as my Bus Accident Lawyer in Midland, TX?
Press Coverage and Nine Rising Star Selections
Matt Greenberg has handled injury cases reported by ABC, FOX, and CBS, as well as by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Law.com. Super Lawyers has selected Mike Streich as a Texas Rising Star in nine different years. Both attorneys try cases, and a bus operator’s insurer offers more to settle a claim when the attorney across the table has tried cases to verdict.
Bus Accident Recoveries
Our attorneys have recovered more than $348 million for injured clients, including $11 million in one bus accident case and $5 million in another. We represent bus passengers as a personal injury lawyer in Midland, TX in claims against private carriers and public agencies alike.
What Is Important to Understand About a Bus Accident Case?
What Is The Bus Accident Case Timeline?
A bus claim against a public agency begins with a deadline that other injury cases do not have.
- In the first weeks, we identify the operator, obtain the crash report, and send the operator a written demand to preserve the bus’s onboard video before the system overwrites it.
- When the operator is a public agency, we deliver the written notice of claim within the period its governing statute or charter requires.
- Medical treatment continues, and we send the settlement demand once the treating physicians have described any permanent limitation.
- The operator’s insurer or claims office negotiates or disputes the claim, and when the operator disputes liability we file suit in Midland County.
- We then depose the driver and the operator’s safety manager, and mediation and trial follow.
Damages, Liability, and Compensation for Bus Accident Cases
Liability in a bus case rests on negligence, and a bus accident lawyer in Midland, TX examines three possible sources.
- The driver’s negligence, which we establish through the onboard video, the crash report, and the passengers’ accounts.
- The operator’s negligence in hiring, training, scheduling, and maintenance, which we establish through its personnel and maintenance files.
- A third driver’s negligence when another vehicle caused the crash, in which case that driver’s liability insurer is also responsible.
Compensation covers the cost of treatment, the income lost during recovery, and any reduction in future earning capacity. The state’s damages code also allows recovery for pain, mental anguish, impairment, and disfigurement, and permits exemplary damages when clear and convincing evidence shows gross negligence. A claim against a public agency is subject to a statutory cap on the recovery, while a claim against a private carrier is limited only by the carrier’s policy and assets.
What Are Important Aspects of a Bus Accident Case?
The identity of the operator is the first question in every bus claim, because a public operator and a private operator face different deadlines. A claim against a transit district, a school district, or a city must be presented in writing within months of the crash, and the notice must state the injury, the date, and the place where it occurred. A claim that misses that notice is barred even though the state’s limitations provision otherwise allows two years to file suit. A Midland bus accident attorney sends that notice in the first weeks, so that the deadline never becomes an issue.
The second question is the evidence recorded on the bus itself. Transit and school buses carry cameras that record the road and the passenger cabin, and the operator’s system overwrites that video within days or weeks unless the operator receives a preservation demand. The video shows the driver’s attention, the speed, and the movement of the passengers at impact, and we use that footage to resolve disputes over fault and injury.
The third question is the operator’s own records. A transit district or a charter company keeps a driver qualification file, a training record, hours-of-service records, and a maintenance log for every bus. We request those records at the start of the claim, because a brake defect or an exhausted driver documented in the operator’s own files establishes the operator’s negligence without reliance on witness memory.
What Should You Bring to Your Bus Accident Consultation?
A bus accident attorney in Midland asks first for anything that identifies the bus and its operator: a ticket, a route number, a photograph of the bus, or the crash report. Bring the medical records from your first treatment forward, the names of other passengers you spoke with, and any letter from the operator or its insurer. The consultation is free. Before it ends, we tell you who the operator is, which deadline applies, and which records we would request from the operator first.
Reach Out to Greenberg Streich Injury Lawyers to Schedule a Consultation
Consult a Midland, TX bus accident lawyer before the notice period for a public agency claim runs out. The consultation is free, and we charge no attorney fees unless we recover compensation for you. At that meeting, we read the crash report and any letters you have received and tell you whether we would take the claim. We respond to new inquiries promptly. Contact us to schedule a free consultation about a bus accident claim in Midland, TX.
