Shocking defects in school buses: Police checked in Homberg!

Shocking defects in school buses: Police checked in Homberg!

22.11.2024 - 08:49

Homberg police

alarming discoveries in the recent police controls of the police in the Schwalm-Eder district! On Wednesday, November 20, 2024, from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., school and regular buses were put through its paces. The Homberg police, supported by forces from the Werra-Meißner district and Kassel, found frightening defects that could endanger the safety of passengers.

The control started at the “Wallstraße” bus stop in Homberg, where a total of nine buses were examined. The results were alarming: Emergency facilities were often missing the prescribed emergency hammers, the tests of the fire extinguishers had expired, and the labeling of the emergency exits were not available. A bus had even not passed the main inspection, while other vehicles with defective side lighting and a broken exterior mirror noticed. In Fritzlar, eleven more buses were checked at two bus stops, and here too there were serious defects. A bus had a torn windscreen, and with another the chassis was so worn out that the onward journey was prohibited!

urgent measures

The police issued defect cards that performed the defects immediately and to prove this. Although the controls primarily served for traffic prevention and was initially dispensed with the punishment of administrative offenses, the overall result shows how important such measures are to ensure security in local public transport. The police announced that further controls in the region are planned to continue to increase the safety of passengers.

Jens Breitenbach, spokesman for the police, emphasizes the need for these controls and calls for vigilance. The security of the citizens is at the top, and the police will not hesitate to take measures to ensure them!