Last night on the CBC 6:00 radio news, I heard a brief report on the inquest into the Quebec Thanksgiving Day bus crash. There was evidence presented that the bus driver had had less than four hours sleep the night before the crash and had gone without a day off for 30 days. I couldn't find any reference to the story in the web editions of the Globe and Mail or the Toronto Star. MONTREAL, Oct 14 (AFP) - Authorities in Canada began an investigation Tuesday into the country's worst-ever bus accident, which left 43 people dead and injured five others in southern Quebec. The investigation takes place amid criticism that the government failed to take appropriate preventive measures following a similar accident on the same stretch of road in 1974 that claimed 13 lives. Investigators are also looking into whether driver error might have contributed to the fatal crash on Monday, Canada's Thanksgiving Day and a national holiday. The tourist bus, carrying mostly elderly passengers, plunged into a 20-meter (66-foot) ravine in the center of Quebec province. Most of the 30 women and 13 men who died were members of a social group en route to a tourist island on the St. Lawrence Seaway, police said. The bus driver was also killed in the accident, officials said. Regards, Tom Walker ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Vancouver, B.C. [EMAIL PROTECTED] (604) 669-3286 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The TimeWork Web: http://www.vcn.bc.ca/timework/
