By Emily Mapp Brannon, Eastern Shore VA Injury Lawyer

A two-year-old girl was hit and killed by a van in the Dreamland Trailer Park located in Accomack County, Virginia (VA).

The van was backing up when it hit the young girl, according to wtkr.com. The child was rush to the hospital but, tragically, she died of her injuries and was pronounced dead at Riverside Shore Memorial.

Many questions need to be answered about this accident. For example, how fast was the van backing up? Did the driver look back to make sure no one was around the vehicle?

My deepest condolences go out to the young child’s family. As a new mother, I would be completely devastated if I lost my child in a sudden accident. There are no words to truly express the pain of losing a child.

This accident illustrates how important it is to exercise extreme caution while backing up a large vehicle like a van. Your range of vision is more limited with this type of vehicle and backing up without making sure the surrounding area is clear is unwise and reckless.

About the Editors: Shapiro, Cooper Lewis & Appleton is a Virginia injury law firm handling Eastern Shore VA injury accident law and we have handled thousands of car and truck accident cases, including many on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. Check out our case results to see for yourself. We are familiar with Route 13, including people from Accomack, Onancock, Chincoteauge, Wachapreague, and Cape Charles, Bloxom, Eastville, Exmore, Greenbackville, Machipongo, Mappsville, Melfa, Nassawadox, Onley, Tangier, Temperanceville, Wachapreague, and Wallops Island. We provide free injury case consultations, so call us toll free at 1-800-752-0042. Our injury attorneys also host an extensive injury law video library on Youtube. Rick Shapiro and James Lewis were included among the “Best Lawyers in America” 2010 Edition. These two, along with fellow attorney John M. Cooper were named 2010 Virginia “Super Lawyers” For Personal Injury Law (less than 5% of outstanding lawyers are chosen), and our firm includes attorneys selected by the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum. In addition, we were the first injury law firm in Virginia to join Primerus, a select group of highly ethical, respected law firms. We provide this blog as a pro bono public service.

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