Friday, April 10, 2015

sad news

We have just found out that there has been a very large accident just a few kilometres south of us. A bus has collided with a gas tanker, killing 33 kids and other passengers in a huge fireball.

Sad as it is, one can easily see how this can occur. The region has one of the highest rates of road fatalities, losing ten people every day in accidents. Until they dramatically change their reckless overtaking practices, the death statistics are likely to continue.

Trucking also need to be regulated more thoroughly, with overloading prohibited. Some of the trucks carry loads that render them extremely unstable and dangerous. The photo attached to this post shows a truck we passed today that was in real danger of tipping over at the slightest provocation.