Although air travel is the safest means of transport, with the least amount of accidents, it doesn’t mean it’s invincible. At least 13 people have been confirmed dead after a plane owned by state-run airline Conviasa crashed in south Venezuela on Monday.
A report with the Daily Mail said that the plane was carrying 51 people when it crashed shortly after take-off in the eastern city of Puerto Ordaz. The plane went down on the property of the state-run Sidor steel foundry.
An emergency official told Venezuelan that rescue workers were helping with injured victims, however he did not say how many had survived. Garces said the plane was heading to Margarita Island when it crashed for reasons that were unclear. Forty-three passengers and four crew members were aboard the plane when it crashed.
Although plane crashes are thankfully quite rare we still hear about them on the news. If we were to be involved in a plane accident, a lot of us wouldn’t know what to do. It’s easy enough for us to take our holiday insurance out, especially with a click of a button on the internet. But what happens if something goes wrong.
Not all injury claims related accidents are as news worthy as the one above. Other compensation claims made against an airline can be to do with a number of issues. If you’ve have had a plane meal, and feel that you have become ill after that meal, say you’ve suffered from food poisoning, then you may be entitled to compensation.
If you have suffered injury or loss of earnings due to an incident involving an aircraft then you may be able to claim compensation. The Injury Lawyers deal with a great deal of injuries on a day to day basis, and have experienced solicitors at hand to offer free legal advice to those who need it. If you have a query and believe the Injury Lawyers can help then give us a call free on 0800 634 7575.
