Driver fatigue blamed for accident that killed 36
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April 13, 2013, Saturday
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DRIVER fatigue was blamed for a road accident that left 36 people dead in northwest China's Shaanxi Province in August last year, a report released yesterday said.
A double-decker sleeper bus burst into flames after rear-ending a methanol tanker on a section of the Baotou-Maoming Expressway, a motorway that spans the length of China from the southern province of Guangdong to Inner Mongolia in the north.
The accident happened in the city of Yan'an in Shaanxi Province on August 26, killing 36 people on the bus and injuring three. The investigation team's report said the driver of the sleeper bus drove despite being tired and failed to apply the brakes in time.
Methanol leaked from the tanker after the collision, which caused the fire. Both the vehicles were burnt and severely damaged a section of the road and a nearby culvert, the report said.
The accident also resulted in direct economic losses totalling 31.6 million yuan (US$5.06 million). Local judicial authorities have taken legal action against 10 people involved in the accident.
Meanwhile, two people were detained yesterday for a traffic accident in Shanxi Province that left nine people dead and 29 others injured.
The accident happened on Wednesday when a bus and truck collided in Wenshui County and fell off a bridge.
A double-decker sleeper bus burst into flames after rear-ending a methanol tanker on a section of the Baotou-Maoming Expressway, a motorway that spans the length of China from the southern province of Guangdong to Inner Mongolia in the north.
The accident happened in the city of Yan'an in Shaanxi Province on August 26, killing 36 people on the bus and injuring three. The investigation team's report said the driver of the sleeper bus drove despite being tired and failed to apply the brakes in time.
Methanol leaked from the tanker after the collision, which caused the fire. Both the vehicles were burnt and severely damaged a section of the road and a nearby culvert, the report said.
The accident also resulted in direct economic losses totalling 31.6 million yuan (US$5.06 million). Local judicial authorities have taken legal action against 10 people involved in the accident.
Meanwhile, two people were detained yesterday for a traffic accident in Shanxi Province that left nine people dead and 29 others injured.
The accident happened on Wednesday when a bus and truck collided in Wenshui County and fell off a bridge.
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