Cause of Accident
The court case was closed in 1999, after a one and a half year inquiry into the accident.
The immediate cause of the accident was found to be the explosion of the right front tire, with contributing causes given as:
- Overcrowding on the bus (77 passengers instead of 51)
- The excessive speed of the bus during the accident sequence (60 km/hour instead of 50 km/hour)
- The generally poor condition of the 11-year old bus
The tree which the bus struck was cut down in February 2008.
Read more about this topic: Poland Bus Disaster Of 1994
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