Arriva avoids questions, humour takes over

Arriva today avoided questions on whether there would be compensation for passengers injured in yesterday's three-bus crash in Floriana. Meanwhile, some people were seeing the lighter side of things, with meme making the rounds on Facebook. Experts from the Resources Ministry this morning inspected the damage caused to Portes des Bombes after one of the buses crashed into it yesterday. The bus dislodged a number of stones as it crashed into the structure, but the damage was caused to a flat surface at the back of the gate and can be repaired easily. Talks will be held with the bus company on funding the costs, a ministry spokesman said. Arriva did not reply to questions on whether injured passengers would be compensated in any way. Asked whether it was affected by the buses taken out of service, Arriva said bus services today were operating normally. "Our primary consideration remains the condition of any person injured, among them our employees. Meanwhile, the cause of the incident remains unknown and we continue to fully cooperate with the Maltese authorities in the investigation. We will comment further on this matter once the facts have been ascertained fully," the company...