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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Jasper Lindell

Upgrades delayed for 'serious risk' community bus fleet

Safety upgrades for a fleet of community buses, on which a seat was deemed a serious risk after an elderly woman fell, smashed her head and died in her driveway in 2019, have been delayed by COVID-19 restrictions.

But the ACT government says it is committed to upgrading the safety on a fleet of community buses, on which a seat was deemed a serious risk in a coronial inquest.

A delay to a consultant being able to assess the fleet of buses due to COVID-19 restrictions means the government did not know when necessary upgrades will be made.

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