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| Translink buses have been involved in 7,192 accidents in the past five years, it has emerged. | Translink buses have been involved in 7,192 accidents in the past five years, it has emerged. |
| This has resulted in the company paying £1,540,877 in compensation to injured parties. | This has resulted in the company paying £1,540,877 in compensation to injured parties. |
| The information was released by Transport Minister Conor Murphy in response to an assembly question from the SDLP's Thomas Burns. | |
| The majority of incidents (6,966) involved collisions with other vehicles, 226 involved pedestrians. | |
| Mr Burns, who is an MLA for South Antrim, described the figures as "shocking". | Mr Burns, who is an MLA for South Antrim, described the figures as "shocking". |
| "It is very disturbing to think that, on average, over 1,400 accidents are occurring per year - that must work out at around four a day," he said. | "It is very disturbing to think that, on average, over 1,400 accidents are occurring per year - that must work out at around four a day," he said. |
| "I fully understand that Translink have a lot of buses on the roads on a daily basis and that accidents do happen, but these figures seem unusually high. | "I fully understand that Translink have a lot of buses on the roads on a daily basis and that accidents do happen, but these figures seem unusually high. |
| "I urge the minister to get these numbers down by investing in his staff and introducing better training for the drivers." | "I urge the minister to get these numbers down by investing in his staff and introducing better training for the drivers." |