A horse-drawn carriage ride through Philadelphia's red brick historic district is a popular tourist attraction and a pleasant reminder of days gone by. But an errant motorist turned this colonial remembrance into a modern day horror story when he rammed into the rear end of a horse carriage causing a chain reaction accident that resulted in the serious personal injury of three people. The Philadelphia car accident occurred near Independence Hall Monday morning. A car impacted the rear of one horse-drawn carriage, pushing it over a curb and into a wrought iron fence. The vehicle came to rest with the carriage on top of the auto's hood. The collision pushed the first carriage into a second carriage which overturned. The driver of the car and both carriage drivers were rushed to Philadelphia hospitals in serious condition. The horses were not injured. Philadelphia police are investigating the accident.
Proving who is at fault in an auto accident can be a challenge for Philadelphia personal injury attorneys. Even when fault seems superficially clear, careful investigation may uncover important facts that impact legal rulings and settlements. Even though the auto-carriage accident that occurred in Philadelphia this week is unique and is certain to have attracted the attention of passersby; few, if any, may have actually witnessed the accident itself. When a traffic accident occurs, most people respond to the sounds and sights just after the accident. Few actually witness the events leading up to impact or the actual moment of impact. Most Philadelphia chain reaction accidents present a complex series of actions that must be painstakingly sorted out by Philadelphia personal injury lawyers and their investigators in order to determine what happened when and who did what, crucial elements in determining fault and assessing monetary damages.
