{"id":3622,"date":"2023-04-18T16:31:44","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T21:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carabinshaw.com\/news\/?p=3622"},"modified":"2023-04-18T16:31:44","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T21:31:44","slug":"san-antonio-zoo-accident-injures-seven-guests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carabinshaw.com\/news\/san-antonio-zoo-accident-injures-seven-guests\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio Zoo Accident Injures Seven Guests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3623\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carabinshaw.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iStock-1442945601-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"iStock-1442945601-300x200\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carabinshaw.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iStock-1442945601-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carabinshaw.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iStock-1442945601-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.carabinshaw.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iStock-1442945601.jpg 724w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nIn a freak accident, a tree fell on San Antonio Zoo guests on March 15, 2023, injuring seven guests. San Antonio Express-News reported that visitors were sitting on a bench underneath a large tree when they suddenly heard cracking noises from above. Before they had time to react, a large tree limb broke off and fell on top of them. This accident injured five children and two adults, with one of the children in critical condition. A personal injury like this on a business&#8217; property may leave readers wondering if such an injury could lead to a premises liability lawsuit. Let\u2019s take a look at what constitutes a premises liability case in Texas and compare it to what we know about this accident to answer this question.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Did you know?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1177\/0009922813476341\" class=\"broken_link\"><strong>Clinical Pediatrics<\/strong><\/a><strong> released a study finding that 70% of the 4,423 children injured at amusement parks each year occur in the summer months between late May to early August.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carabinshaw.com\/news\/san-antonio-zoo-accident-injures-seven-guests\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading San Antonio Zoo Accident Injures Seven Guests\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a freak accident, a tree fell on San Antonio Zoo guests on March 15, 2023, injuring seven guests. San Antonio Express-News reported that visitors were sitting on a bench underneath a large tree when they suddenly heard cracking noises from above. Before they had time to react, a large tree limb broke off and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[476,308,7,11],"tags":[567,481,569,568,98,19,566,565],"class_list":["post-3622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-child-injury","category-delayed-injury","category-personal-injury","category-premise-liability","tag-child-in-critical-condition","tag-child-injury","tag-freak-accident","tag-injured-children","tag-injury-help","tag-personal-injury","tag-san-antonio-zoo","tag-seven-injured"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>San Antonio Zoo Accident Injures Seven Guests &#8212; Texas Accident &amp; Injury News &#8212; April 18, 2023<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In a freak accident, a tree fell on San Antonio Zoo guests on March 15, 2023, injuring seven guests. 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