Agriculture: Accidents with tractors have killed 27 people this year. 6 no Beja district
Six people died in the district of Beja, between 1 January and 22 June 2015, in accidents with tractors, according to data compiled by GNR.
To 22 June, this year, They have registered in Portugal, 91 accidents with agricultural tractors, which resulted 27 dead and 27 serious injuries. District of Beja's Registry 6 fatalities. The figures were disclosed by the Journal News (JN), based on the entries made by the GNR.
According JN, fatigue and one of the causes given by the GNR, addition of excess load and, lack of maintenance of vehicles, absence of the driver's protective bow and driving under influence of alcohol.
In 2013 there was log 170 accidents, with 78 dead and 47 serious injuries, whereas in 2014, they were all higher than the. There were more 40 accidents than in the previous year, which resulted in more 2 dead and 32 serious injuries.
According to the newspaper, an Assembly resolution of December Republic of 2010 It urges the Government a grant of 150 euros by power horsepower for the replacement of vehicles.
The Ministry of Agriculture estimates that more than 80 thousand tractors have to be replaced, a cost of 154 million, but the "financial constraints, do not allow this effort ", justified.
The National Confederation of Agriculture argues that "such support could be phased in over the years", taking into account the age and wear of the machines.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
