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Colombia cuts Cali crashes for buses

The Colombian city of Cali has made positive steps in reducing the number of crashes involving its city buses. Data shows that there were 101 crashes during January and February 2018, compared with 132 in the same period in 2017. Of the 101 bus crashes, 71 also involved cars, 16 also involved motorcycles and nine involved pedestrians. There have been three fatalities involving bus crashes in this time. During 2017, Cali saw 2,731 bus crashes, resulting in 743 injuries. Meanwhile in 2016, there were 2,450 bu
March 1, 2018 Read time: 1 min

The Colombian city of Cali has made positive steps in reducing the number of crashes involving its city buses. Data shows that there were 101 crashes during January and February 2018, compared with 132 in the same period in 2017. Of the 101 bus crashes, 71 also involved cars, 16 also involved motorcycles and nine involved pedestrians. There have been three fatalities involving bus crashes in this time. During 2017, Cali saw 2,731 bus crashes, resulting in 743 injuries. Meanwhile in 2016, there were 2,450 bus crashes, 755 injuries and 12 fatalities.

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