| 24 December 2011 | 1 Comment
 
 

Tunisian Merchandise Train

A freight train accident occurred on Saturday, December 24, 2011 at 5:30 am at the region Bouargoub, Nabeul, and caused the deaths of two people.

The train consisting of 28 cars (418m long) was heading to Tunis from Sfax and derailed near the Bir Bouregba station, Nabeul Province. Train traffic was interrupted after the accident to replace the rails and to remove the 10 derailed cars. Mr Hichem Meddeb, the spokesman for the Ministry of Interior, who was present at the scene of the accident, accompanied by the head of government Hamadi Jebali and other officials said that the train had an issue with its breaks and that it could not slow down to 30 Km/h the maximum speed allowed on that part of the track.


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  1. Afif says:
    25 December 2011 at 18:39

    My condolences to the families of the victims!
    We definitely need tort reforms in Tunisia in order to protect the safety of the citizens.
    To that end, we need to start with an independent judiciary that will uphold the laws by assigning each his responsibility or fault, and assess the appropriate damages, including punitive damages where applicable. The current laws of compensation are unfair and are tilted in favor of corporations and insurance companies. The laws of tort in Tunisia are modeled after the French legal system—(That is what got Tunisia in trouble to begin with–following the French legal system).
    We need a tort system that fully compensates the victims and acts as a deterrent against unsafe and substandard conduct. This will also ensure better and safer products, and will also protect the members of our society from the medical malpractice that is so rampant in the country. This is a matter of public policy and I hope the legislative body addresses this soon.

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