Personal injury lawyers target zoo
THE Louisville Zoo has been named by personal injury lawyers in two actions following the derailment of its miniature train at the start of June.
Some 22 of the 30 passengers on board at the time of the accident suffered personal injuries, with 17 of them children. However, while 15 of that number were treated and later released, the five adult passengers were treated for “serious” injuries.
According to reports, some of the passengers aboard the zoo train claimed the park equipment was swiftly travelling around a railroad curve, behind the zoo’s Gorilla Forest exhibit,when it derailed and flipped onto its side.
The first personal injury lawsuit was launched bythe Bamforth family of Charlestown, Indiana. Kentucky personal injury attorneys also filed for a restraining order to stop the zoo from altering the scene after the Kentucky Department of Agriculture finished its investigation.
Five other families – 12 people in total – have also retained legal counsel and filed a personal injury lawsuit against the zoo citing injuries involving the derailment. Louisville personal injury lawyers allege the speed of the train seemed abnormally fast for a zoo attraction especially one transporting children.