What To Do After a Bicycle Accident
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Below are important steps you should consider if you have been involved in a bicycle accident:
● Call the police and wait for them to arrive to prepare an official accident report. ● Take pictures of the scene of the accident and of your bicycle – preferably in the same position and state it was after the accident.
● Obtain the contact information of any witnesses to the accident. ● Immediately seek medical attention. ● Do not attempt to negotiate with the driver of the vehicle who caused the accident. ● Obtain the contact information for all parties involved in the accident.
Common injuries suffered in bicycle accidents include: ●
Head injury
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Concussion
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Fractured bones
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Spinal cord injury
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Paralysis
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Ankle fractures
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Internal organ damage
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Road rash injuries
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Traumatic brain injury
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Wrongful death
Contact an Experienced Bicycle Injury Attorney
If or a loved one has suffered injuries in a bicycle accident caused by the negligence of another party, contact the Law Offices of Samer Habbas.
949.558.3421