While governments on both sides of the border investigate if a bus crash that killed nine people on December 30th could have been prevented, a lawyer for Mi Joo travel is finally talking.
Mark Scheer only took a few questions during a news conference in Seattle.
He says the cause was likely weather-related.
“Black ice was a significant factor. It appears that the area in question near Pendleton, Oregon has a history of traffic incidents and there were other accidents in the area close to this one involving black ice on December 30th.”
Scheer’s rejecting US government claims the driver was operating beyond legal limits saying his safety record is good, he had more than seven hours sleep the night before the crash and he doesn’t drink or do drugs.
Mi Joo’s coquitlam and vancouver offices have re-opened, but BC’s Transportation Ministry is conducting its own safety audit now that the company’s been barred from operating in the US.
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