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rossro Canada. Oct 07 2009 00:38. Posts 21 | | |
Ok I will get right into it.
Last Thursday I was at a bar with a bunch of my buddies when I decided to take off a little early (worked at 5:30am the previous morning so i was tired). So I left the bar and started walking home since my house was only a few blocks away from the house. I was waiting at the cross walk at a fairly busy intersection. The pedestrian walk light came on and I began walking, not noticing anything in my direct view, although I did have my hood up since it was raining out. So I take about five steps out into the street when I hear a large vehicle basically right beside me and before I know it I am lying on the pavement in front of a city bus. The impact was enough to completely spider the front window of the bus, send me flying about 4-5 feet before I smacked the pavement on my side. The police/ems where called and recorded the incident checked to make sure I was fine (although it was extremely brief). I was able to get up immediately after the incident, obviously in shock at the time. Anyways after a few hours of reports, etc (the bus driver completely corroborated my story, and of course it was a woman.... lol). So the next morning I had a large bruise/pain on my hip as well as some pain in my shoulder/side and a head ache (although the headache could have been from being hung over). So I went to the hospital to make sure I had not broken bones or serious injuries, and after getting an xray of my hip showed that I had no broken bones, I was prescribed pain killers and sent home. This happened late last week and as of now I still have pain in my hip as well as shoulder/upper body. As well a $500 watch and brand new coat were completely destroyed in the incident.
Anyways if any of you are actually still awake after that I have a few questions I was wondering if anyone has any insights about.
1. Anyone have any clue what compensation is typical in an incident such as this one. Keeping in mind this accident occurred in Canada. I am obviously not expecting a concrete answer I am just curious if anyone has had any experience with anything remotely similar. (Keeping in mind it was a City Transit Bus)
2. I have to contact the insurance agency (SGI - Saskatchewan Government Insurance) about an injury claim tomorrow. Should I also be contacting a lawyer to get legal advice about this matter (e.g. pain & suffering compensation) ?
Thx for any responses.
Overall it was quite a traumatic experience if the bus driver had seen me a second later or been going any faster I could definitely be dead. For how hard I was hit I still cant believe how mild my injuries are, luckily I am a pretty big guy (6’4, 245 pounds and fairly muscular… at least that’s what I tell myself).
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RICHI8 United States. Oct 07 2009 00:42. Posts 1341 | | |
my sisters ex husband got hit by a bus in England and got like 150,000 pound. |
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| | On October 06 2009 23:42 RICHI8 wrote:
my sisters ex husband got hit by a bus in England and got like 150,000 pound. |
run good 1 time! |
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A former co worker of mine was sitting in the bus shelter during the winter, and the bus slid into the shelter and shattered the glass which went completely obliterated his face. He got 80k and scarred for life |
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Highcard Canada. Oct 07 2009 01:23. Posts 5428 | | | |
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Highcard Canada. Oct 07 2009 01:23. Posts 5428 | | |
just be happy u are alive |
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| I have learned from poker that being at the table is not a grind, the grind is living and poker is how I pass the time | |
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vegable United States. Oct 07 2009 01:46. Posts 2453 | | |
wow reading this makes life seem so fragile |
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rossro Canada. Oct 07 2009 01:52. Posts 21 | | |
| | On October 07 2009 00:46 vegable wrote:
wow reading this makes life seem so fragile |
No kidding. Any number of things happen even slightly different and I could be seriously hurt or dead. At first I was just in shock and couldn't really believe what had just happened and then a few hours later when I got a chance to think about it I just broke down, couldn't sleep at all that night. I have never been so scared in my life. |
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go see a lawyer, they make a killing off other peoples misfortunes and misery |
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Baalim Mexico. Oct 07 2009 08:34. Posts 34262 | | |
cant u just watch the street before you cross?, i know you had the light and all but well... its ur life. |
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| | On October 06 2009 23:48 collegesucks wrote:
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On October 06 2009 23:42 RICHI8 wrote:
my sisters ex husband got hit by a bus in England and got like 150,000 pound. |
run good 1 time!
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Sanai United States. Oct 07 2009 08:53. Posts 643 | | |
| | On October 07 2009 00:12 TremendousGats wrote:
A former co worker of mine was sitting in the bus shelter during the winter, and the bus slid into the shelter and shattered the glass which went completely obliterated his face. He got 80k and scarred for life |
jesus... |
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