As the spokesman for the General Inspectorate of Road Transport reported on Monday, Mazovia ITD inspectors informed Megapol, whose coach had an accident in Croatia on Saturday morning, of the intention to initiate an inspection. “These checks, in accordance with the applicable regulations can be initiated no earlier than 7 days and no later than 30 days from the date of delivery of the notification” – said Monika Niżniak.
— As part of this type of inspection, a number of aspects related to transport activities are checked in the company. All documentation available to the contractor is verified, including in particular documentation of the drivers employed, their working time, rule out the possibility of working time violations. Driving licenses are also checked, including if they have current licenses medical examinations, psychological examinations she calculated.
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At the same time, she indicated that the documentation regarding the vehicles owned by the contractor will also be checked. – Among other things, they will be checked documents that provide information on the technical condition of vehicles she says.
– These are tedious activities, tedious activities that will certainly take a long time, so it is too early to talk about the final date for the completion of the activities – added the spokesperson GITD.
13 people were killed and 31 injured in the accident of a Polish coach, which occurred on Saturday morning on the A4 motorway north of the Croatian capital Zagreb. All the victims of the accident are Polish citizens who made pilgrimages to Medjugorje.
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The accident happened at approx. 5.40 on the A4 highway, in the Varaždin region north of Zagreb, between Jarek Bisaszki and Podvorec. A bus heading for Zagreb left the road and fell into a ditch near the highway, police said.