Sorèze Drama: The UBIW Requires Presence in Post-Accident Investigation

11 years, 7 months ago - 6 May 2013, Le Mauricien

The Bus Industry Union of Workers (UBIW), affiliated with the General Workers Union Federation, which includes employees of the National Transport Corporation (NTC) and also those of five other bus companies require its presence in any investigation that would established to shed light on the causes and circumstances of the accident Sorèze. That is what stresses the union secretary, Alain Kisnen in all his public statements after the tragedy.

Asked by Weekend, Mr. Kisnen first held to present its sincere condolences to the bereaved families, but also to employees NTC some of whom had relatives on bus board at accident. Wives of employees are out injured. Regarding the driver Ganesh Deepchand for the union, "he is a hero" . "In the situation where it is found, Ganesh took a split-second decision he had to take his vehicle by deflecting because if he had continued on his way, would have been a more significant tragedy, " says Kisnen.
Secretary of UBIW is itself an employee assigned to the garages of the NTC. "Aware" , said he speculates about what is outside, he insisted that "the accident bus, Ashok Leyland Blue Line, is quite different from the type of bus (the TATA brand) against which the UBIW and drivers had criticized in 2007 " . Kisnen says, "it is necessary to differentiate between the two types of buses because, against TATA buses, drivers complained about the NTC vision difficulties from their cabin that prevented them from fully see the road ahead . But since the National Transport Authority had seen fit to authorize the entry into operation of the TATA brand buses, drivers had to comply with the decision " .
With respect to the bus accident, the Secretary of the UBIW states that "it is in the interest of the union and drivers of the NTC themselves to be present on the survey to know the real causes of the tragedy, in order to watch the anba bis- and check for themselves if indeed the brakes failed or there was another problem in the braking system " .
Secretary of the union is deeply saddened, but he used it, he says, "to start a call the bus companies so that they empower their garages all appropriate means to ensure impeccable maintenance of their bus fleets. The service sector is so vital that you should never try to submit a policy to reduce costs in order to get more comfort and safety with minimal investment and resources " . He noted that a bus is made to last 16 years. However, the authorities extend by two years the authorization to run until funds are combined to replace the vehicles must be removed from the circuit. Hence the importance that maintenance is always "at the top level" .