Broken ABS 'contributed to bus crash', court hears

A specialist in braking systems has told a jury that the fact that the ABS was not working on a bus involved in an accident that killed five Meath schoolgirls significantly affected the outcome of the crash.

Broken ABS 'contributed to bus crash', court hears

A specialist in braking systems has told a jury that the fact that the ABS was not working on a bus involved in an accident that killed five Meath schoolgirls significantly affected the outcome of the crash.

Rod McLellan a chartered engineer and independent technical consultant specialising in the braking systems on heavy good vehicles, was hired by the Health and Safety Authority and inspected the Bus Eireann vehicle that had collided with two cars four miles outside Navan in May 2005.

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