A WorkSafeBC report into a crash of a 15-passenger van that left three farmworkers dead and 14 others injured in March 2007 has revealed several contributing safety violations. The 15-passenger van was carrying 17 people, including the driver, when it collided with two transport trucks and overturned on Highway 1 in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley, east of Vancouver. Factors identified in the crash include: Overloading of the van, which caused it to be unstable. Poorly maintained tires. Only two seatbelts were available. The driver had the wrong class of driver’s license and was therefore not qualified to be driving that type of vehicle. […]
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