City Bus Fires and Door Entrapment Incidents Occur Consecutively... Gyeongnam Province Launches Bus Safety Inspections

Joint Inspection with Korea Transportation Safety Authority and Related Agencies until the End of April

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Following a series of safety incidents such as the recent city bus fire in Changwon and the door entrapment accident on a city bus in Paju, Gyeongsangnam-do will conduct safety inspections on city and rural buses until the end of April.

The main inspection items include driver management such as ensuring appropriate rest times, vehicle management including checking the proper operation of various devices, and establishing accident response systems.

In particular, safety devices inside buses, such as electronic sensor devices on exit doors, will be inspected with priority.

If any safety hazards are found during the inspection, transportation companies will be promptly guided to take corrective actions.

Prior to this, the province had conducted self-inspections on all 1,987 city and rural buses in the province by February, completing repairs on 45 buses that required fixes such as sensor malfunctions.

A provincial official stated, "We will do our best to prevent safety accidents through thorough inspections in cooperation with related organizations and to create a safe public transportation environment."

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