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Another Bus Roll Over –Aleipata

Written by Pio Sioa
Thursday, 17 July 2008
The country woke up on Tuesday morning to breaking radio news reports about another bus roll over, with a full load of school children and town workers, as it was making the hour long ride from Aleipata into Apia, The accident occurred around 7.00am when the bus ended up on its back, in a small dip on the side of the road, with wheels spinning in the air, The bus reportedly failed to negotiate a sharp elbow turn, on the road going past the Afulilo Hydro project at Aleipata. Police are investigating the cause but speeding is strongly suspected. Eyewitness reports that the bus driver’s assistant was driving at the time of the accident are yet to be confirmed by the investigations. Except for a young girl who is reportedly in serious condition at the Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital most of the passengers were treated for cuts and bruises and discharged. The Tuesday morning roll over accident is the second in the space of a few weeks. The Tiavi Cross Island Road accident earlier on, killed three people and injured 12. It has also led to the closure of the short cut route to buses traveling to the other side of Upolu island. Comments (7) Subscribe to this comment's feed another roll-over in less than 2 months?????? written by sina, July 17, 2008 oh goodness gracious this is tragik. Another accident only just a while after the one at Tiavi. Sole please drivers take it easy, the public's life is in your hands. Aua le soona ave ave masau, this time its lucky no one died, but it could have been worse. Se alofa ile ola ole atunuu aua le faatamala ma kuu ia le fia ave masau o oukou avepasi. God bless Here we GO Again---- written by Regulate this thing, July 17, 2008 please tell me the Minister of Safety, Roads and non-sense has a real job, like, taking the wrappers of the McDonald McChicken and passing it around the lot, so the rest of us can watch as more Samoans die this week, next week, the week after Who The Hell is Responsible for this Mess? Shut down all buses, bring the country to a halt, find the problem and damn it fix it! Outrageous son of a bitches------ written by Outrage, July 18, 2008 what son of a bitch would kill his own people? answer: government that allows the son of a bitch on the road shut down all buses for safety inspections today NOT AGAIN!!!!!!!! written by Malia, July 18, 2008 I CANT BELIEVE IT!!!! ANOTHER ONE SO FAST???....AFTER THE OTHER CRASHED AND NOW THIS ONE TOO???....WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE?? KOIKIKI FEFE KAGAKA E KOE OO I GI PASI I MEA VALEA ALE AU ALII IA LE FAI SOO. SPEEDING??????? E ILOA O LAE IAI KAGAKA I KOKNU O LE PASI AE FAAMASAU LE KAAVALE ALE ALELO...SHIT!!!!....IM SO PISSED OFF!!!!!! YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU PUBLIC WORKS PEOPLE BETTER DO SOMETHING RIGHT AWAY..ITS NOT FUNNY PEOPLE ARE GETTING INJURED AND DYING FOR CHRIST SAKE!!!!!!........SOLVE IT NOW AND IT BETTER BE FAST..CAUSE SURE AS HELL ANOTHER TRAGIC IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN!!!!!!! As I said before... written by Jack, July 21, 2008 As I posted before, need to have bus drivers well educated and have a different set of standards and training to go thru before receiving a driver's license. They are dealing with the public and the lives of many are on their hands everyday. Roads usually contributing factors to these accidents but the root of the problem are the operators or drivers. Buses or Roads?? written by Tania Gardham, July 22, 2008 I have just returned from a beautiful holiday in Apia and caught the local bus, , I did notice the roads really need work on them , pot holes every where and very narrow... Is it the roads that need work on to prevent accidents, if its the bus can they be made of something abit stronger then wood?? I hate to see people being injured, if the government can do something to fix the roads why arent they? Don't wait for another accident to occur it's just not fair on all the hardworking families in Samoa. PUT A STOP TO IT!!!!! written by hildergard, July 23, 2008 oh my gosh samoa!!!! what is happening with our bus drivers and our most reliable public transport? people are getting really angry and worked up because of the way these people are handling the situation. bus drivers dont take the lives of these people seriously. ova tele le mimita ma le show off o ave pasi i luga o auala tele pe a tumu le pasi i tagata. WHATEVA!!!!!! people choose wisely and be alert of any carelesness that may arise while your on the bus. PLEASE TAKE CARE OF OUR MOMS,DADS,SISTERS,BROTHERS AND IMPORTANTLY OUR GRANDPARENTS. Write comment Name Email Title Comment

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