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What is a Motor Vehicle Accident?

A Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) occurs when a motor vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, bicyclist, animal, or obstacle that results in an injury, property damage, and/or wrongful death.

Common Causes and Types of Motor Vehicle Accidents

Motor Vehicle Accidents are caused by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, driver negligence (speed, aggressive driving and impaired driving); poor maintenance (debris, faded road signs, potholes, construction, lack of salting & sanding) and equipment failure (loss of brakes, tire blowouts & steering/suspension failure).

The most common motor vehicle injuries occur as a result of road accidents involving cars, trucks, buses, bicycles, motorcycles and pedestrians. Drunk driving and speeding also frequently cause motor vehicle accidents.

In the majority of cases these types of accidents are caused by a driver’s negligent or careless behavior.

Effects of Motor Vehicle Accidents

Motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) can cause extensive internal, external and psychological injuries, with some of the more serious and debilitating being:

• Head and brain injuries
• Spinal cord injuries
• Orthopedic injuries and fractures/sprains & strains
• Musculoskeletal injuries
• Chronic pain
• Fibromyalgia
• Soft tissue injuries
• Thoracic injuries
• Abdominal injuries
• Pelvic injuries
• Extremity injuries
• Post traumatic stress disorders (PTSD)
• Emotional, psychological and psychiatric injuries
• Wrongful Death

If you or your family members have suffered from any of the above mentioned injuries, you may be eligible for compensation.

Many MVA victims do not realize that there are two sources of compensation that are available to them. First, regardless of whether you are at fault for an accident or not, you can file a Statutory Accident Benefits Claim through your own motor vehicle insurer or through the motor vehicle insurance policy of any other vehicle that was involved in your accident if you do not own a motor vehicle.

As well, you have the right to sue the at fault party for your pain and suffering, medical expenses, lost income and other expenses. This type of claim is known as a Tort Claim.