Woman Injured By Closing Doors While Exiting Bus

A woman from Illinois has filed a personal injury suit against Madison County Transit (MCT) after she was allegedly injured when she was exiting the bus and the driver closed the bus doors on her.

Mattie Walker Bennett claims that on May 24, while she was exiting the bus at the Granite City Terminal, the doors closed before she was able to exit, pinning her. She filed the suit in the Madison County Circuit Court on August 22.

Bennett alleges negligence on the part of MCT through its failure to provide a safe means of egress onto the bus, closing the door before she was able to clear the threshold, failure to provide assistance to passengers who were exiting the bus, and failure to warn the passengers of the door’s closing. 

Bennett claims that as a result of the incident, she has sustained chest, neck, shoulder, and hand injuries that have caused and continue to cause her to sustain pain to her body and mind and incur medical expenses and lost earnings. She seeks damages of less than $50,000 in addition to costs.