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Accidents in Washington D.C. result in serious injuries and deaths each year

After a Washington D.C. crash, injured people and their families need resources and support. Regardless of the severity of the collision, the people involved are left to deal with injuries, medical bills, property damage, and insurance claims. When a Washington D.C. accident is fatal, families are left to struggle with their grief and loss as best they can.

Resources to help accident victims and their families after a Washington D.C. wreck

Regardless of whether it is a car accident, pedestrian accident, motorcycle crash, bicycle collision, truck accident, or any other kind of injury accident, the following resources can be helpful for crash victims and their families and friends.

Major hospitals in Washington D.C. include:

George Washington University Hospital; Howard University Hospital; Sibley Memorial Hospital.

How do you deal with an insurance claim after a Washington D.C. accident?

Regardless of how severe an accident is, almost everyone involved has to deal with insurance companies and claims. For accidents with very minor injuries and damage, a claim can sometimes be handled by working with the insurance adjuster. For crashes involving more serious injuries, or when a fatal accident occurs, a personal injury attorney is needed to manage the insurance claim. Go here to learn more about how a Washington D.C. injury lawyer helps accident victims.

Most recent accident reports

Date Type
Thu, 08/04/2022 Other Type of Accident Two killed, two still in critical condition when lightning strikes in Lafayette Square near H Street NW in Washington D.C.
Mon, 01/12/2015 Train Accident Carol Glover dead; 84 people hospitalized after Metro train fills with smoke following electrical incident near L’Enfant Plaza station in Washington D.C.
Tue, 02/04/2014 Train Accident Person struck and injured by D.C. Metro transit train at the Dupont Circle station.
Thu, 09/24/2015 Train Accident 2 injured after VRE train hits construction truck near 14th Street and Maryland Avenue SW in Washington, D.C.
Tue, 06/27/2017 Train Accident Rail workers Stephen Deal, 20, and Jake Lafave, 25, struck, killed by Amtrak train near Union Station in Washington DC
Sun, 08/31/2014 Train Accident Man hit by train at DC Metro Station
Sun, 09/14/2014 Train Accident Police searching for person after car ends up on railroad tracks in Washington, D. C.
Fri, 04/15/2016 Bus Accident Dozen students sent to hospital in school bus crash into lamp post in parking lot of RFK Stadium on E Capitol St SE in Washington, D.C.
Wed, 08/10/2016 Bus Accident Debra Finley, 57, killed and three injured in car collision with bus on Alabama Avenue SE in Washington, D.C.
Wed, 10/12/2016 Bus Accident Gen. Mark Milley assists at scene of car-Metrobus crash that killed Tyree Bailey, 19, on Suitland Parkway in Washington, D.C.
Mon, 02/03/2014 Bus Accident 4 people injured, two taken to hospital, after D.C. Metrobus crashes into tree.
Fri, 05/14/2021 Bus Accident Four injured, including one in critical condition, after SUV and bus collide head-on on Southern Avenue in Washington D.C.
Sun, 12/29/2013 Bus Accident Car-jacked SUV crashes into transit bus on Joliet Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southwest in Washington, D.C.
Wed, 10/14/2015 Bus Accident 5 Metrobus passengers injured in collision with car at 13th Street and Alabama Avenue SE in Washington, D.C.
Thu, 11/12/2015 Bus Accident No apparent injuries after Metrobus and streetcar collide on H Street in Washington, D.C.