Nation enters mourning following Grenoble tragedy

According to French authorities, the bus should have never taken the route it took as it did not have permission to do so. Initial investigations showed that the brakes on the right wheels were faulty. "The bus was going too fast, this is clear from the marks left. The speed was around 100 km/h," said Transport Minister Jerzy Polaczek. Throughout Monday the process of identifying corpses continued. Families of the victims flew to Grenoble yesterday where they were offered help by psychologists, doctors and priests. President Lech Kaczyński announced that the nation will be in mourning until Wednesday. Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński declared that the injured and families of the victims will receive zł.100,000 each in damages. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1; Gazeta Wyborcza, pp. 4, 5; Dziennik, p. 1) A.K.