Probe blames dozens over fatal bus fire
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A STATE Council investigation team has identified 42 people responsible for a deadly tour bus fire that killed dozens, an official with the team said yesterday.
A bus carrying 57 people crashed into the guardrail on a highway in central China’s Hunan Province and went up in flames on June 26, 2016.
An oil leak caused the blaze, which killed 35 people, in what the team called an “extremely serious work safety accident,” the official said.
The team’s findings have led to the detention of 21 individuals, while 21 local officials, including a vice mayor, received disciplinary and administrative penalties.
The bus driver, identified as Liu Dahui, is accused of fatigue driving and being directly responsible, according to the official, adding that Liu had not slept for days and lost control of the vehicle.
It was found that the bus door could not open wide enough after the crash, and emergency hammers for window-breaking were not accessible to the trapped passengers, mostly tourists.
Chaos set in as Liu and the tour guide fled through the window next to the driving seat without organizing an escape, the official said. The accident injured 13 people and caused economic losses of over 22.9 million yuan (US$3.3 million).
China has vowed to improve supervision, management and laws and regulations to significantly reduce work accidents by 2020.
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