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The Portuguese driver, who in 2017 was at the wheel of a passenger bus that went astray to Switzerland, causing four deaths and 28 injuries, will hear the sentence of the French courts this Wednesday.
The driver was charged with murder and involuntary injuries and the French prosecution requested during the trial, which took place at the beginning of October, three years of suspended sentence for the accused.
According to the expert opinion presented in court, the causes of the accident were avexcessive speed, mechanical problems and ice on the road.
In addition to the driver, two other Portuguese entities sat on the dock: AngeloTaxi, a passenger transport company, and Rota das Gravuras, owner of the bus.
For each of these two entities, the French prosecutor’s office requested a fine of 100,000 euros. Both companies belong to the driver’s father.
The accident occurred in January 2017 on the Central Europe and Atlantic Highway (RCEA), at the level of the town of Charolles, in the Saône-et-Loire district, a “road considered dangerous”, said the then mayor of Saône -et-et. -Loire, Gilbert Payet, speaking with the Lusa agency.
About 90 firefighters from the region were involved in the accident due to the magnitude of the disaster. All the passengers were of Portuguese origin and five people were seriously injured, including a 2-year-old baby and the driver himself.
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