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Source: Kuwait TimesSept.文件倉 06--KUWAIT -- A private transport bus carrying nursing staff from Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh to Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Jabriya, overturned on the Sixth Ring Road on Thursday evening killing a nurse on the spot and injuring ten others. Rosamma Joseph (47), working in the intensive care unit of the Mubarak Hospital, was thrown out of the vehicle as the over-speeding bus turned turtle after tyre burst, eyewitnesses said. Rosamma, an Indian national, sustained fatal wounds and died on the spot. She is survived by husband Joseph and two daughters Ashlin and Ansa.Of the ten injured, eight were being treated in Mubarak Hospital while two were taken to Farwaniya Hospital. The 22-year-old driver Dennis, who sustained minor injuries, was arrested. The bus, operated by Star Transport Abbassiya, was carrying night duty staff for 10 pm shift. The incident once again highlights the high risk to human lives posed by some private transport companies in Kuwait who allegedly operate 'unsafe vehicles' and employ 'inexperienced drivers' for financial gains."He was driving very fast to reach on time. Suddenly, we heard a loud thud from the rear side of the bus. Then the bus hit the concrete barrier on the left side of the road and spun out of control. There were cries and chaos," said one of the staff nurses on condition of anonymity.On hearing the news, a large number of people including spouses, colleagues and relatives of the injured, rushed to the Mu存倉arak Hospital late in the night. Expressing anguish and anger over the accident, they alleged that 'unsafe' and 'unroadworthy' vehicles being used by private transport companies and 'over-speeding' by inexperienced drivers are the main reasons for such recurring accidents.The owner of the transport company Raju (popularly known as Star Raju), who was also present at the hospital, however, refuted the claim that the company used bad tyres for their vehicles. "We installed brand new tyres for this bus three months back," he said, seeking to assuage the feelings of the aggrieved relatives.Star Transport has a large number of buses in its fleet and provides transport services to nursing staff working in all the hospitals in Kuwait. Though, there were complaints that many of their buses are old and not maintained timely, they continue to ply on Kuwaiti roads risking the lives of many people, they pointed out."Many of their drivers are not experienced. I don't think many of them can cope with the peak-hour traffic on our roads. For them, it is just a race against time," said Shaji Joseph from Abbassiya. According to Johnson, another Indian expat, many drivers are hired on a daily wages basis. "In many case, these drivers won't even know the condition of the vehicle they are driving," added Johnson.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Kuwait Times (Safat, Kuwait) Visit the Kuwait Times (Safat, Kuwait) at .kuwaittimes.net/ Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉