Transport Malta has suspended future permits for the contractor responsible for leaving a skip on the St Paul’s Bay bypass, which was involved in a fatal motorcycle accident last week, Times of Malta reported.
In a statement, Transport Malta confirmed that the contractor had “illegally” resumed work without a valid permit or notifying the agency, despite the works being halted for months. It stated that the contractor bears full responsibility for proceeding without proper authorisation and added that future permits have been suspended until safety standards are assured.
The incident occurred on Wednesday evening when Dieter Vink, 54, crashed into the stationary skip positioned on the bypass’s final curve leading to the Xemxija roundabout. Vink was critically injured and succumbed to his injuries at Mater Dei Hospital on Friday night.
Two Wheels Foundation Malta issued a post on social media, paying tribute to Vink, calling out the irresponsibility:
‘A chimpanzee would have known that dumping a skip in the middle of an arterial road around a blind corner would create a major risk to motorists. But unfortunately we have dumber primates than that maintaining our infrastructure. Let’s see how long it’ll take for this one to be forgotten and swept under the carpet, like all the other pointless deaths that result from someones negligence.’
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