Tourists were driving rented vehicles and nearly snatched dozens of passengers from another car. The crash sparked calls for the government to amend its laws to strengthen regulation of international drivers.
On Tuesday, the accident occurred on Indian Ocean Drive (Indian Ocean Avenue in the town of Nilgen, north of Perth. A 26-year-old Chinese tourist drove a rented car, her parents in the back seat, trying to reverse overtake a camping RV, ran into a front-to-face bus full of passengers.
Miraculously, no one was seriously injured in the accident last Tuesday. (9news)
Eleven people inside the CMB miraculously dodged the catastrophe, and car-rental tourists suffered only minor injuries. "We are shocked by the extent of the damage," said Adam Barnard, owner of the bus company.
Tourists try to overtake the camper car and drive into the reverse lane. (9news)
The force point where the CMB was hit is still the firm position of the vehicle, which is a scrapped car. "
This is not the first foreign tourist accident on the Perth road.
But the recent crash sparked calls for more training for international drivers before they hit the road.
At present, visitors can drive in Australia only with their own country's license, without passing any vehicle operation or traffic regulations tests.
Mike Nahan, the leader of opposition party, said: "all car rental companies should have an obligation to alert car rentals to [road safety issues]."