The accident that occurred last Christmas Eve in the Lérez River, in the province of Pontevedra, is a terrible tragedy that we deeply regret. We, from the National Association of Bus Manufacturers and Bodybuilders, would like to express our condolences to all the relatives of the victims of this accident.
The Spanish industry is a pioneer in adopting passive safety measures to prevent coach rollover accidents. The coaches manufactured and homologated in Spain were the first to incorporate steel superstructures that limit the deformation of the passenger compartment and prevent the crushing of the body itself on the passenger, limiting the deformed area produced by the impact from invading the passenger’s safety area…