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The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works announces that the Minister of Transport, Communications and Works, Mr. The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works has been informed of the results of the investigation into the incident involving the bus carrying schoolchildren in Larnaca District and has instructed that the following measures be taken.
The Road Transport Department (TOM) of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works will carry out a random technical inspection of buses aged 10 years and over in the near future. The entire passenger fleet of the company owning the bus in question has already been invited for a comprehensive inspection at the TOM's Motor Vehicle Inspection Centres. [*]The TOM will send letters to all companies that own buses, listing recommendations in relation to inspections they should carry out before their buses start their daily operations. [*]The Department of Electromechanical Services (DEMS) will issue a notice to inform the public of the necessary certificates that must be obtained when maintenance is performed. [*]The TOM will issue a Technical Instruction to all Private Vehicle Technical Inspection Centres (VTCs) as they also check the proper fit of the wheels. [*]The TOM will conduct a Technical Road Inspection Campaign on heavy vehicles in the near future. [*]The THM will carry out checks at car tyre changing garages to ascertain whether the correct procedures are applied when changing tyres. [*]The Ministry will prepare draft regulations for more frequent inspections of heavy vehicles over ten years old, every 6 months, which will be subject to public consultation. [*]The reports prepared by TOM and TYMI will be forwarded to the police for investigation of a possible criminal offence
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