COACH CRASH COMPENSATION AGREEMENT REACHED|翻車33罹難今告別式 責任險理賠每人4百萬

On Feb.19, a funeral ceremony will be held for the coach crash victims. During the second negotiation meeting on Feb.18, Iris Travel Service Co. owner Chou Pi-Tsang and representative of Yu Li Express, agreed to make an NT$ 4 million compensation payment for each victim. The victims' families said that they will also apply for state compensation, because the government did not fulfill its management responsibilities to ensure passenger safety. Chief of Tourism Bureau, along with government officials and representative of Taipei Association of Travel Agents, apologized to family members of the coach crash victims. During the second negotiation meeting, the victims' families demanded that the travel agency and the coach company provide the maximum compensation of the passenger liability insurance to the victims' families. ==MR.CHEN, family members of the coach crash victims== We do not want to file a lawsuit against Iris Travel Service Co, and we do not want to have conciliation with it either. The NT$ 4 million compensation payment belongs to us, because they use our name to purchase insurance. Iris Travel Service Co. owner Chou Pi-Tsang signed an agreement, authorizing the insurance company to give compensation payment to the victims' families directly. They will be able to receive a compensation payment of at most NT$ 4 million for each victim. To protect the right of victims' families, the Tourism Bureau applied to the court for a provisional seizure of Chou's property, making sure that they will receive the compensation payment. ==CHOU PI-TSANG Iris Travel Service Co. owner== My property has been detained. I cannot escape from my responsibilities. (Do you have enough money to settle the payment?) I will do my best. Chou emphasized that he will do his best to settle the payment. Besides requesting a compensation from Chou, the victims' families accused the government of a lack of oversight. ==FAMILY OF THE COACH CRASH VICTIMS== The government should make a thorough review of the accident. They also need to make a thorough supervision to ensure passenger safety. My son lost his grandmother. We hope that, in the future, no more people will have to suffer the pain like we do now. Some victims' families proposed to apply for state compensation because they think that the government did not fulfill its management responsibilities. They are still waiting for the accident investigation report to clarify accountability and responsibility. TRANSLATED BY：ARIEL HSIEH 國道翻車事故，將在今天，舉辦告別式。而受難者家屬，關心的保險理賠問題，今天，在第二次協調會中，蝶戀花旅行社的負責人、周比蒼、和友力通運公司代表，都已經同意，將保險理賠，直接賠給家屬，每人最高，合計是400萬元。不過，受害者家屬，除了要向業者求償，也質疑、公路總局等單位，對遊覽車的檢驗，和國道設置，監督不周，要求究責，並爭取國賠。 Ns 觀光局副局長帶領之下，各政府官員和旅行公會代表，向所有國道翻車事故受害家屬，致意哀悼，蝶戀花旅行社負責人周比蒼，在第二場協調會，也再度和受難家屬面對面，對於保險理賠問題，家屬直接要求旅行社和遊覽車業者，為旅客投保的責任險，必須直接理賠。 ==受害家屬 陳先生== 不要再跟蝶戀花打官司 甚至 也不要談什麼和解 這400萬本來就屬於 我們家屬該擁有的啊 他用我們的名義去投保啊 周比蒼當場同意，簽署理賠讓渡協議，如果順利完成，受難者家屬每人最高可獲得400萬理賠，這場翻車事故，造成33人死亡，11人受傷，觀光局為了保障受害者家屬，已經對蝶戀花和友力運通公司和負責人，提出假扣押聲請。 ==蝶戀花旅行社 負責人 周比蒼== 我的(財產)現在已經被扣押 不賠也不行啦 (夠賠償嗎?) 那是不是夠不夠(賠償) 我願意盡我最大的誠意賠 賠不賠得起，周比蒼只強調，會盡力負責，不過，家屬除了要向業者求償，也質疑公路總局等單位，對遊覽車的檢驗和國道設置，監督不周。 == 受難者家屬== 這麼小的落差的整個路況 會死那多人 就是那個水泥框框 車體撞到以後 整個車體掀掉 == 受難者家屬== 政府真的要好好去檢討 我們這些 所有把關的動作 是不是能夠不要再讓其他人 像我兒子找不到阿嬤一樣 有家屬更痛批，整起意外主因，就是因為政府管理不當，要求究責，更提議要聲請國賠，19號國道事故受難者，就要舉辦告別式，悲痛的家屬，卻還在等待，真相調查報告能出爐，釐清責任歸屬，還給死傷者，一個公道。 綜合報導