Brake Failure Was the Cause of a Bus Accident that Killed 25 People in Cape Verde

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The "total loss of braking efficiency due to severe thermal fatigue" was identified as the cause of the accident, which left 13 injured and was one of the largest road tragedies in the archipelago.

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The information was today advanced by the Director General of Road Transport (DGTR), Emanuel Almeida, in the presentation of the final report on the accidentEmanuel Almeida explained that the continuous use of the brakes during the descent caused an excessive accumulation of heat, which compromised the operation of the braking system.The mechanical cause of the accident is a prolonged descent, there was a continuous request in terms of the brake…

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Bus left the road and fell from a height of 30 meters. 25 of the 39 passengers died in the accident that happened in September, in Santa Catarina do Fogo.

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The accident still caused 13 injured

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An overheating of the brakes was at the origin of the waste of a bus by a slope on the island of Fire, Cape Verde, which killed 25 people in September, announced today the commission of inquiry created by the Government. "The direct and determinant cause identified by the Commission is the total loss of braking efficiency due to severe thermal fatigue," said Emanuel Almeida, Director General of Road Transport in Cape Verde. The accident also cau…

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Accident caused 13 more injuries and was one of the largest road tragedies in the archipelago.