Dear PAO,

I saw the problem of Z, a passenger of a public utility bus involved in a road accident, in an online video. Z claims that he suffered bodily injuries, among others, due to the accident and wants to file a case against the bus owner. Allegedly, the representative of the bus company told him that they were not liable for his injuries because there was a fortuitous event, as there was a storm at the time of the accident. Is there a specific law that exculpates a person or a company because of the so-called fortuitous event? Is that an absolute rule?

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