The negligence by the National Transit and Ground Transportation Institute (Intrant) in applying Ground Transport Law 63-17 continues to result in traffic accidents. El Día says that the inobservance of the law and lack of state supervision of vehicles in circulation is why tragedies such as that of a bus carrying around 60 passengers crashed into a tree on the Jarabacoa mountain road, with a score of five dead and dozens seriously injured. The bus was transporting Haitian soccer athletes and fans back to Maimón in Monseñor Nouel province after these had participated in a competition in Jarabacoa. By the look of photographs taken of the totaled bus, it would not have passed inspection and should not have been in service.
The Presidency recently issued Decree 5-19 whereby it publishes the ruling for vehicular inspections (Reglamento de la Inspección Técnica-Vehicular), but this has yet to be implemented.
