 | This article may be excessively based on
contemporary reporting. (March 2024) |
| 2010 Papua New Guinea bus crash | |
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 Morobe Province in Papua New Guinea, the site of disaster | |
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| Details | |
| Date | 14 January 2010 |
| Location | 130 km from
Lae, Morobe province. |
| Coordinates | 6°10′36″S 146°09′21″E / 6.1768°S 146.1558°E |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Line | Route 100 (Highway) & Route 3 |
| Operator | – |
| Owner | – |
| Incident type | Head-on collision |
| Statistics | |
| Bus | Coaster & PMV(truck) |
| Deaths | 40 |
| Injured | dozens |
The 2010 Papua New Guinea bus crash was a collision of two buses in Papua New Guinea on 14 January 2010. At least 40 people were killed after a Route 100 (Highway) Coaster bus and a Route 3 public motor vehicle (PMV, a refitted truck used for public transportation) crashed head-on in Papua New Guinea's worst ever road accident. [1] The accident happened 130 km outside of Lae, in Morobe province. [1] [2]
It was described as "one of the saddest days in the history of road accidents", occurring in an "impoverished" country. [3] The local morgue was unable to cope with demand as bodies from the crash piled up. [4] Two of the dead may have been taken elsewhere which would leave the death toll at 42 if confirmed. [1]
Crash
The two buses were intended to carry only twenty-five people each but were overloaded at the time of the incident. [5] [6] The drivers encountered potholes on the road and could not avoid a collision. [3] [5] Bodies were thrown through windows and across the road, some onto tar, some onto grass. [1] [7] Broken heads, limbs and necks were seen by onlookers. [1] A policeman later said: "This accident appears to have occurred when both drivers tried to avoid potholes, and in the process collided". [5]
Some local people rushed to assist those in need of attention, [7] claiming they had never before seen such a "bloody and macabre" scene. [1] Eighteen people were hospitalised in the aftermath of the accident. [5] Eight of these people were left in intensive care. [3] Some of these eight are not expected to survive. [4] One passenger, 22-year-old Gideon Jack, said he was asleep at the time of the crash and woke up to find his bloodied body being loaded into a truck. [7] Media in Papua New Guinea posted what were described by ABC Radio Australia's News as "shocking photographs of bodies hanging out of the mangled wreckage of the two buses". [4]
The buses were described by media in Australia as "mangled wrecks". [7] Angau Hospital in Lae saw its morgue packed with bodies and relatives came to check if anyone they knew was amongst them. [7] The morgue was unable to cope as bodies kept coming in, prompting requests for refrigerator donations. [4] [8]
Response
Assistant Police Commissioner Giossi Labi described the crash as follows: "It is one of the saddest days in the history of road accidents where we have such a number of commuters die at once". [5] He also accused bus drivers of speeding so they could make more money by getting to their destinations quicker and picking up more passengers. [9]
Peter Guinness, a superintendent, said: "There are so many potholes along the highway. Some of these potholes are like craters. Now they basically wanted to avoid those potholes". [4]
Koni Iguan, a parliamentarian, said it was "the most horrific accident" ever witnessed and described it as "This is the nastiest and bloodiest of accidents on the highway". [3] Nearby villagers backed him up as he said no less than 10 deaths would be expected from such a horrific accident. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Pisai Gumar and Daisy Taniova Pawa. "Forty killed". The National. Papua New Guinea. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- ^ "40 dead in PNG bus smash: reports". AFP. 14 January 2010. Archived from the original on 20 January 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- ^ a b c d "40 dead in PNG bus crash". The Straits Times. 14 January 2010. Archived from the original on 19 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Liam Foxe (14 January 2010). "Forty dead after PNG bus collision". ABC Radio Australia. Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "38 people killed in Papua New Guinea bus crash". The Columbian. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Bus accident in PNG claims 38 lives". Radio New Zealand. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "Bus crash leaves 38 dead in 'saddest day'". news.com.au. 14 January 2010. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
- ^ "40 dead in PNG bus crash". ABC News. 14 January 2010. Archived from the original on 18 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
- ^ Gridneff, Ilya (14 January 2010). "PNG bus crash leaves 38 dead". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 18 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
External links
- [1] Crash Photo
| This article may be excessively based on
contemporary reporting. (March 2024) |
| 2010 Papua New Guinea bus crash | |
|---|---|
|
Morobe Province in Papua New Guinea, the site of disaster | |
|
| |
| Details | |
| Date | 14 January 2010 |
| Location | 130 km from
Lae, Morobe province. |
| Coordinates | 6°10′36″S 146°09′21″E / 6.1768°S 146.1558°E |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Line | Route 100 (Highway) & Route 3 |
| Operator | – |
| Owner | – |
| Incident type | Head-on collision |
| Statistics | |
| Bus | Coaster & PMV(truck) |
| Deaths | 40 |
| Injured | dozens |
The 2010 Papua New Guinea bus crash was a collision of two buses in Papua New Guinea on 14 January 2010. At least 40 people were killed after a Route 100 (Highway) Coaster bus and a Route 3 public motor vehicle (PMV, a refitted truck used for public transportation) crashed head-on in Papua New Guinea's worst ever road accident. [1] The accident happened 130 km outside of Lae, in Morobe province. [1] [2]
It was described as "one of the saddest days in the history of road accidents", occurring in an "impoverished" country. [3] The local morgue was unable to cope with demand as bodies from the crash piled up. [4] Two of the dead may have been taken elsewhere which would leave the death toll at 42 if confirmed. [1]
Crash
The two buses were intended to carry only twenty-five people each but were overloaded at the time of the incident. [5] [6] The drivers encountered potholes on the road and could not avoid a collision. [3] [5] Bodies were thrown through windows and across the road, some onto tar, some onto grass. [1] [7] Broken heads, limbs and necks were seen by onlookers. [1] A policeman later said: "This accident appears to have occurred when both drivers tried to avoid potholes, and in the process collided". [5]
Some local people rushed to assist those in need of attention, [7] claiming they had never before seen such a "bloody and macabre" scene. [1] Eighteen people were hospitalised in the aftermath of the accident. [5] Eight of these people were left in intensive care. [3] Some of these eight are not expected to survive. [4] One passenger, 22-year-old Gideon Jack, said he was asleep at the time of the crash and woke up to find his bloodied body being loaded into a truck. [7] Media in Papua New Guinea posted what were described by ABC Radio Australia's News as "shocking photographs of bodies hanging out of the mangled wreckage of the two buses". [4]
The buses were described by media in Australia as "mangled wrecks". [7] Angau Hospital in Lae saw its morgue packed with bodies and relatives came to check if anyone they knew was amongst them. [7] The morgue was unable to cope as bodies kept coming in, prompting requests for refrigerator donations. [4] [8]
Response
Assistant Police Commissioner Giossi Labi described the crash as follows: "It is one of the saddest days in the history of road accidents where we have such a number of commuters die at once". [5] He also accused bus drivers of speeding so they could make more money by getting to their destinations quicker and picking up more passengers. [9]
Peter Guinness, a superintendent, said: "There are so many potholes along the highway. Some of these potholes are like craters. Now they basically wanted to avoid those potholes". [4]
Koni Iguan, a parliamentarian, said it was "the most horrific accident" ever witnessed and described it as "This is the nastiest and bloodiest of accidents on the highway". [3] Nearby villagers backed him up as he said no less than 10 deaths would be expected from such a horrific accident. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Pisai Gumar and Daisy Taniova Pawa. "Forty killed". The National. Papua New Guinea. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- ^ "40 dead in PNG bus smash: reports". AFP. 14 January 2010. Archived from the original on 20 January 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- ^ a b c d "40 dead in PNG bus crash". The Straits Times. 14 January 2010. Archived from the original on 19 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Liam Foxe (14 January 2010). "Forty dead after PNG bus collision". ABC Radio Australia. Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "38 people killed in Papua New Guinea bus crash". The Columbian. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Bus accident in PNG claims 38 lives". Radio New Zealand. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "Bus crash leaves 38 dead in 'saddest day'". news.com.au. 14 January 2010. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
- ^ "40 dead in PNG bus crash". ABC News. 14 January 2010. Archived from the original on 18 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
- ^ Gridneff, Ilya (14 January 2010). "PNG bus crash leaves 38 dead". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 18 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
External links
- [1] Crash Photo