Saskatchewan Coroners Service releases report into Broncos bus crash
REGINA, SASK. — The Saskatchewan Coroners Service is calling for mandatory seatbelts on buses following its investigation into the Humboldt Broncos bus crash.
The report, released Monday, outlined six recommendations for several agencies to implement, and are calling on Transport Canada to “create regulations mandating the installation of seatbelts in highway public transport buses,” the final report reads. The organization is also recommending Transport Canada enhance regulations for driver training and electronic logging for semi truck drivers.
The collision between the team bus and semi truck on April 6 killed 16 people and injured 13 others.
Transport Canada announced this summer that all newly built buses will be required to have seatbelts starting in 2020.