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Monday, October 11, 2010
By Eric Clark/Chicago Tribune
CTA Investigating Cause of Bus Crash
CTA officials said Sunday they were continuing to investigate a bus crash Saturday evening that send 37 people to area hospitals. The accident happened 6 p.m. when the bus ran off Lake Shore drive just south of Interstate 55 and then struck a tree. During the accident 20 ambulances were sending to the scene. The accident was 2800 S. Lake Shore Drive. She said that 30 persons were sending to the hospitals. Also she said that bus was full of persons. Catherine Hosinski said that officials were in process of investigating the cause of the accident. She said they could determine a cause of the accident. First, they need to check the bus. They need to check the bus condition, review surveillance video and a black box device inside the bus also they need to have to conduct interviews to determine what transpired. In 2008 the CTA buses were involved in collisions annually. However,In 2008, CTA BUSES were involved in 303 reportable collisions.. She said that last year, there were 271 “reportable collisions” in CTA buses, the accidents result in $25,000 more in property damage.
In my opinion the city or the inspector should investigated in the way Catherine say. We don’t know the condition of the buses. The city needs to take action and prevent the accident, giving good maintenance to the buses.
I agree with you. the bus maintenance is very important and they should realize that other peoples life is in there hands.
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