Overview

• The crash occurred around 6:30 am in front of the Vanrai police station after the bus swerved to avoid a car and struck a stationary truck.
• Eight people, including the driver, conductor and six passengers, were rushed to hospital with injuries ranging from minor to serious.
• The truck had been seized by police in a theft case and was left unmarked on the roadside where the collision took place.
• Vanrai Police have opened an inquiry to determine whether driver error, negligence or speeding was responsible for the impact.
• The collision has reignited scrutiny of BEST’s safety record following previous crashes tied to training gaps, wet-leased buses and unmarked road hazards.