Civil Guard specialists sent from Madrid to Galicia analysis of the area was carried out during this Wednesday morning. Bus accident that killed 7 people in Pedre, municipality of Cerdedo-Cotobade. In the afternoon, they went to the Monbus depot in Pontevedra, where the remains of the vehicle were kept, to complete the rebuilding of the accident. will add the testimony of only two survivorsexpected this Thursday or this Friday.
Work on the section of the N-541 highway where the tragic event occurred on Christmas Eve was stopped at around 13:30, about four hours after it started. Roberto Prado of the Pontevedra Civil Guard.
To clarify the reasons for the bus leaving the road, team members Traffic Accident Repair Team (ERAT) They stationed their resources at the N-541 bend in the direction of Pontevedra, before the Pedre viaduct. For this, this part of the national road had to be reopened to traffic.
The experts used a laser scanner to perform a three-dimensional study of the area, where different tests were performed to measure the adhesion of the asphalt. Also a The Civil Guard drone team from Asturias also flew over the ground Earn to extract data that serves the 3D reproduction of the viaduct.
Roberto Prado undertook the task of reporting on these studies and emphasized that the aim was to completely recreate the accident, in which a vehicle with similar characteristics to the damaged vehicle was also used and tested in conditions similar to the previous one. On the night of 24 December in Cerdedo-Cotobade.
A bag of water was seen yesterday morning at the Serrapio junction, at the entrance of the viaduct. Industry sources point to a “consensus” among drivers that one of the causes of the accident must be water density on the asphalt. This will add to the driver’s minor overspeed and the prevailing heavy rain and windy weather conditions that day.
Also yesterday, the mayor of Cerdedo-Cotobade, Jorge Cubela, noted that, along with a poorly-paved road, this spot presents drainage problems and accumulates water when it rains like last Saturday. Performance four years ago.
Following the information published by Faro de Vigo from the group Prensa Ibérica in yesterday’s session, The containment systems of the padre bridgethose who couldn’t stop the bus from falling. As of 2014, such barriers are no longer allowed on such bridges in new constructions, but these guardrail-type systems are legal in structures prior to that date. However, in this area these barriers have been recently refurbished and at this point had to be replaced with more effective ones, such as the H2 or H3 level guardrails that can be seen on most modern roads, according to people in the industry. and that could withstand the impact.
funeral in Lalin
The accident occurred last Saturday, Christmas Eve, at around 9:20 pm, when a Monbus company bus on the regular line between Lugo and Vigo plunged into the river at 67.5 kilometers of N-541 in the neighborhood of Pedre on 19 May 2014. A bridge about 30 meters high. Two of the dead were rescued on the same night as a severe storm and a lifeline as it was very difficult and dangerous to reach the bus. The other four victims were located during the day on Sunday, and the seventh died on Monday. Only the driver and one passenger miraculously survived.
On the other hand, as the Diocese of Lugo reported yesterday, the funeral for the victims, which will be held tomorrow in the parish church of Lalín, will be held at 19:00, one hour earlier than it had announced the previous day. Bishop Alfonso Carrasco Rouco will preside.
“They see us very far from Madrid”
Jorge Cubela hopes this accident will serve to change things on N-541. “Out of respect for the families of the victims, I believe it’s not yet time to condemn or convict, but as for N-541, the newspaper library is there and it’s not lying. In the last ten years, I should have been the mayor who most sought career advancement in the press”. “I hope this accident is ground zero. They see us as a very small Council, very far from Madrid. Their investments are always aimed at big cities, but they need to be more sensitive. When a mayor demands something so much, he does it because he knows the situation, and in this case.” “He does it because we see constant vehicle movements and problems with rain. They need to pay more attention to us. Not a single mayor in Madrid can make him listen, but if several mayors from different political colors come together, I’m sure we will meet our demands,” he said.