Kathmandu, March 13: A probe committee formed on Dhading bus accident has suggested the government that it introduced provisions for mandatory rest to the nighttime drivers and the time limit for maximum driving at a time.
The committee formed after the Dhading bus accident occurred on February 23 further recommended the government that it launched a system of exhaustion management for drivers of public vehicles.
A bus (Ga 2 Kha 1421) heading to Kathmandu from Pokhara met accident at Bhaisegauda of Benighat Rorang rural municipality in Dhading district along the Prithvi Highway. The accident claimed the lives of 19 persons, while the number of persons receiving injury stood 25.
The report prepared with the study for two weeks has been submitted to Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal on Friday. The committee concluded the study that the driver lost control of the bus, leading to a crash. The bus fell down to the Trishuli River bank.
The document included various suggestions to prevent such fatal accidents. A mandatory digital monitoring technology was also recommended to the government in a bid to curb such incidents. The driver might have suffered exhaustion, which derailed him from driving rule and discipline during night time, it added.
The probe committee was headed by Joint Secretary at Home Ministry, Rishiram Tiwari. The team included representatives from traffic police, transport management, road division and transport entrepreneurs. The study report also included the points on how the people losing family members in such crashes could be ensured relief. Preventive measures from the related government agencies are also incorporated.
Receiving the report, Home Minister Aryal vowed early effecting of the report recommendations.
