School bus brake testing demanded

FINE GAEL yesterday called for an independent road test of all public transport vehicles in the wake of the Navan school bus tragedy.

School bus brake testing demanded

It is alleged the anti-lock braking system on the ill-fated Bus Éireann vehicle had been turned off or disabled.

Five teenage schoolgirls died on May 23 when the bus taking them home was involved in a collision at Kentstown, Navan, close to where the road was being resurfaced.

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