Buslink commits $660k to safety after 2017 driver death from rollaway
NT WORKSAFE has announced that an NT bus operator will install cameras and film an instructional video after a rollaway which killed a driver
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BUS operator Buslink NT has committed to $660,000 worth of improvements after being found to have “failed to implement adequate control measures” days before the death of a bus driver.
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The 59-year-old female driver, whose name was not released at the request of her next-of-kin, was killed in a Humpty Doo bus rollaway in 2017, just days after a similar near-miss by another Buslink vehicle.
The company was charged with six offences for “failing in its duty to protect its drivers, passengers and the community from the risk of rollaway incidents,” according to NT WorkSafe.
In a statement Wednesday, NT WorkSafe said the company would undertake $660,000 worth of measures to improve safety in its drivers and fleet.
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NT WorkSafe has withdrawn the six charges, but has vowed to recommence any legal action if the safety measures aren’t made.
Measures include installing “collision avoidance systems” in all 327 Buslink vehicles.
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