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Jakarta suspends permits for 1,600 unsafe buses
Safety concerns: Out of use Metromini buses sit at the kerb
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Safety concerns: Out of use Metromini buses sit at the kerb. The Jakarta administration has suspended route permits of many Metromini buses, which are often driven in an out-of-control fashion, leading to frequent accidents. (Kompas) (Kompas)
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span class="caption">Safety concerns: Out of use Metromini buses sit at the kerb. The Jakarta administration has suspended route permits of many Metromini buses, which are often driven in an out-of-control fashion, leading to frequent accidents. (Kompas)
Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has annouced that the city's transportation department has suspended route permits for more than a thousand Metro Mini buses following the recent deadly crash.
"We have suspended the route permits of 1,600 buses as we consider them unsafe,' Ahok told reporters on Monday.
The unsafe buses failed to pass roadworthiness tests (KIR), according to Ahok. "We seized them on the road [after random inpections].'
Yesterday, 18 people died after a commuter train hit a Metromini bus at a railway crossing near Angke train station in West Jakarta. (dan)(+)
