According to the spokesman of the Prime Minister, Pierre Michel Brunache, the government expressed dismay by the accident that made 23 victims and 37 injured on the National Road #2 Tuesday at the foot of Morne Tapion in Petit-Goâve https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-12017-haiti-flash-serious-accident-in-morne-tapion-23-victims.html

"The Government Martelly / Lamothe asks road users to be cautious [...] I ask on behalf of the Prime Minister that the Haiti National Police and the Directorate of Traffic ensure that we no longer have these trucks, which transport people and goods at the same time [...] It is necessary that the law is implemented, it is necessary that all the police, all police officers are mobilized to avoid having other victims in accidents," declared the spokesperson, adding that" while we are asking everyone to bow to our compatriots who perished in this accident, the Government, the CSPN [Superior Council of the National Police] will take action to avoid in the future this kind of drama."

Remember that following two other accidents at Morne Tapion, April 4, 2012 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-5321-haiti-flash-terrible-accident-to-morne-tapion.html and on April 7, 2012 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-5351-haiti-flash-second-drama-to-morne-tapion-update-8h30am.html the Commissioner Will Dimanche, Director of Traffic Services and the Traffic Police had alrealy declared on April 9 of the same year [...] It will also be prohibited [strating April 9, 2012] in the same vehicles that transport goods, that we can also carry livestock. There will be trucks to transport the animals, others to transport passengers and other for goods [...]" https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-5366-haiti-social-the-service-of-traffic-announces-a-series-of-measures.html Recalling to the attention of offenders, they are liable to fines and possible seizure of their vehicle if necessary.

Despite all these statements, the measures announced and goodwill, just look at every day on our roads, to see that the law is not respected by these unconscious drivers who continue to carry in overloaded vehicles, goods and passengers and animals that this law is not applied in all its rigor, by ourt police officers...

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-12017-haiti-flash-serious-accident-in-morne-tapion-23-victims.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-5351-haiti-flash-second-drama-to-morne-tapion-update-8h30am.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-5321-haiti-flash-terrible-accident-to-morne-tapion.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-5196-haiti-security-500-traffic-officers-for-the-whole-country.html

HL/ HaitLibre