Perth,
Western Australia
May 10, 2008
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Cambridge CEO says sorry
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Jason Buckley, chief executive of Cambridge council, said this week: "We were shocked to learn that Mr Austin Nugent had passed away. "The death of Austin Nugent is a tragedy and, on behalf of the town, the mayor and I extend our deepest sympathies and condolences to Austin's family. "We are very sorry that the removal of glass from the bus shelter contributed to his accident. "I was aware of Austin's accident but I was not aware that he had passed away until I was contacted by the POST. "One of the town's senior employees was driving by a few minutes after the accident and he rang our staff at Bold Park Aquatic Centre. "Two trained lifesavers rushed to the scene with first-aid equipment and applied bandages, ice packs and oxygen, and treated Mr Nugent for shock until an ambulance arrived. "One of the staff who treated Mr Nugent rang Mrs Nugent the following day to check on her husband's condition. "She was told that the hospital did not admit him but had arranged for Silver Chain to provide home care. "The shelter was in a dangerous condition after it was vandalised. After the damage to the shelter was reported, we removed the glass shards from the panel and the ground to make the shelter safe. "As the glass panels had been vandalised numerous times (this was the fourth time in several months), it was decided not to replace them with glass but to find an alternative material. "Steel mesh has now been installed in place of the glass on the shelter. "The glass panel was not structural and the absence of glass was not regarded as dangerous. "To our knowledge, this kind of accident has not occurred before. We have now changed our procedures to wrap barricade tape on empty frames on bus shelters. "Damaged glass panels will now be replaced with steel mesh." |
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