North: Increase in bus and train accidents 'due to overworked drivers'

Over-worked drivers are behind a sharp rise in the number of bus and train accidents in Northern Ireland, a trade unionist claimed today.

Over-worked drivers are behind a sharp rise in the number of bus and train accidents in the North, a trade unionist claimed today.

With 1,326 accidents last year Unite called for shorter working hours amid warnings that congested traffic conditions and tight timetables were a "recipe for disaster".