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I don't know yet the reason for this bus crash, but it seems like every few years we have one like this. last year a guy I know was so proud to show me his new school bus, and within two months he was speeding and hit a patch of water, lost control and killed some of the kids he was trusted to get to school and back. just today I saw a bus from el valle doing at least 100km down the hill. a few years ago another large bus caught fire and kill most of the people on board. many many more to list. no one is over seeing these buses nor the drivers, the drivers are told to get there and back with as many people as you can as fast as you can to make more money. The Owners of some of these buses do not keep them up in a safe running condition. many have bad brakes, bad tires, steering problems and they just keep running them, even a nascar driver at speeds wrecks and it's just a matter of time. I have seen drivers drunk, watching tv, and texting while driving. This will happen over and over, more deaths, until things change. I almost saw another school bus crash today when the driver was about to pull back onto the highway and a semi dump truck, driving way to fast almost hit him, that little school bus was full of kids and that truck driver had no place to go. we need more over sight. if the car, truck, bus is unsafe tow it. I have seen bald tires, tires and rims so bent they look like they would fall off, and countless cars without tail or brake lights. police need to do more and stop looking the other way.

Last week we had three German tourist leave our place in their rented car heading back to panama city after a wonderful holiday here, the driver had had his wallet stolen in bocas, and was going to get a replacement once home, they were stopped in a road block that had a wrecker standing by, and even tho the other two guys had a valid DLC. and could have drove, the cops put their rental car on the tow truck and demanded 250.00. they paid it, the tow driver drove it back off the truck and the cops allowed the other one to drive home. shame panama shame.

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Here's the story, the bus driver started in Chiriqui Grande; picked a bus full of Indians from Bocas to take them to Chame he fell asleep; with that distance he had to be driving for over 9 hours that's the greed of the owners of the bus; but everything by the other people was correct, so far 17 dead.

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