00:01Emergency services were first called to this stretch of the Liverpool-Parramatta Transit
00:06Way in Bosley Park at about 7.10pm last night following reports of a collision between a
00:13trail bike and a commuter bus. Upon arriving at the scene, they found a 15-year-old boy
00:20who we understand was riding the bike at the time and his 14-year-old male passenger effectively
00:25trapped under that bus. Despite the best efforts of New South Wales paramedics who were at the
00:32scene, both of those boys tragically died at the scene. We understand that the 48-year-old
00:38bus driver who was taken to hospital for mandatory testing was not injured, nor were any of those
00:44who were on the bus at the time. Throughout the morning, we've been seeing friends and
00:49family laying wreaths, lighting candles, really doing everything they can to reckon with this
00:56double tragedy. In fact, this morning, we've also been hearing from the Mayor of Fairfield
01:02City Council, Frank Carbone. He said that there has been a spate of incidents recently on the
01:07T-Way, which is, of course, dedicated exclusively to buses and emergency vehicles. He says he's
01:14calling on the state government for tougher restrictions. Let's take a quick listen to
01:20what he had to say earlier.
01:22It's been devastating for us to have lost a 14- and a 15-year-old in this manner, but
01:27also a lot of other emotions. We're pretty upset. And the fact that no action's been taken,
01:33we've been pushing this issue for quite a few months now with the government. We've been
01:37warning them. We had an accident only here two weeks ago where pedestrians were hurt
01:42with some unauthorised bikes. And unfortunately, no action's been taken. And whilst we appreciate
01:50that the government's trying to do the best to put regulation in, what we have found is
01:53the government's not actually enforcing the laws.
01:58There's Frank Carbone, the Mayor of Fairfield City Council, making clear that he wants the
02:04government to do more, certainly to restrict access to the T-Way by those unauthorised bikes.
02:11Now, we have seen throughout the morning detectives from the New South Wales Police crash investigation
02:17unit. They've been making their way up and down the street. So these investigations still
02:21very much underway.
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