Causing the fire of the tourist bus inside the tunnel Monte Giugo on the A12 near Recco (Genoa), last July, it was a malfunction of the first piston but not due to lack of maintenance or problems with the lubrication system. For this reason, the prosecutor’s office requested the dismissal of the investigation which involved two people.
The prosecutor Giovanni Arena had entered in the register of suspects the legal representative of Man Italia, the German company of the Volkswagen group that produces the coach, and a technical manager of the company. It was a technical act to allow the company to participate in the appraisal operations. The charges were of negligent fire and negligent injury.
Bus on fire in A12, prosecutor’s checks on “twin” vehicles
July 17, 2023
The Genoa prosecutor’s office had also had analyzes and tests carried out on the twin models and no cases of manufacturing defects had emerged. According to what emerged that day there had been a malfunction of the first piston which had blocked and then exploded causing the oil to leak out. The liquid had ended up on the engine, starting the flames. Man had presented all the maintenance carried out and the checks carried out.
That afternoon the vehicle, with about 50 tourists on board, was returning from the Cinque Terre. The driver stopped the vehicle and helped all the passengers to leave the bus. The man, seriously intoxicated, remained hospitalized in San Martino hospital for a few days.
