Was driving by Metro station, maybe around 7:30 pm or so when saw a small explosion and then the lights all went out... wasn't sure what is was and then heard that the bus in the Metro parking lot (on Beller) had malfunctioning brakes. the bus went right into the house across from the parking lot killing at least one man in the house. The entire front of the house was caved in and destroyed, from what we could tell when we drove by on our way back home.
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Metro Bus went into a house in Puerto Plata
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Reports say the driver was not in the bus... yet, they call it an accident...
Autob?s Metro Tours aplasta hombre al salirse de la estaci?n Puerto Plata (Video) ~ Jancavacs
donP
Reports say the driver was not in the bus... yet, they call it an accident...
Autob?s Metro Tours aplasta hombre al salirse de la estaci?n Puerto Plata (Video) ~ Jancavacs
donP
Air brakes are designed to apply themselves if they lose pressure. The air pressure keeps the brakes off. This just does not happen but is the first excuse drivers come up with when they are at fault. Those buses fly down the highways at very unsafe speeds. Coming down the mountain into Puerto Plata they run at least 80-85 MPH. The way they are driven accidents are inevitable. Take the local Transporte Cibao. It is much slower and makes a lot of stops but gets there in about the same time. But it gets there. Metro and Caribe tour buses scare me to death. Of the two, Metro, is the lesser of evils as they have seat belts which might save your life unless they go over one of the many cliffs.
Putting things into perspective, Metro Bus is simply implementing the door to door service. They just have to teak some things not to kill anyone in the process. 
I apologize for my lack of sensitivity in such a tragedy, since at least one person perished in the accident.
I apologize for my lack of sensitivity in such a tragedy, since at least one person perished in the accident.
Transporte Cibao leaves from Sosua at the light in Charamicos. They have a small office right next to the Caribe Tours office.
It leaves at 3:30 am, 12:30 pm, and 3:30pm. They go to Santo Domingo via Santiago of course. Not sure where they end up in SD. Its a fun ride if you want to rub elbows with the locals and you are not likely to get killed. Their drivers have been with the company for years and years and know every bump in the road. If you stop in the Charamicos office they will tell you more about where they go in SD or perhaps one of our other poster has more info. They go slow and make a lot of stops but get to SD in the same amount of time as they do not stop and wait a while in Santiago. Its much safer than the other two.
It leaves at 3:30 am, 12:30 pm, and 3:30pm. They go to Santo Domingo via Santiago of course. Not sure where they end up in SD. Its a fun ride if you want to rub elbows with the locals and you are not likely to get killed. Their drivers have been with the company for years and years and know every bump in the road. If you stop in the Charamicos office they will tell you more about where they go in SD or perhaps one of our other poster has more info. They go slow and make a lot of stops but get to SD in the same amount of time as they do not stop and wait a while in Santiago. Its much safer than the other two.