Toyota boss apologises

The president of car manufacturer, Toyota has apologised to the US Congress and American Toyota owners for safety problems that led to deaths and worldwide recalls.



Akio Toyoda says he’s deeply sorry for any incidents which occurred as a result of failures with accelerators and brakes on several models of the company’s motorcars.



Mr Toyoda has pledged to co-operate with an investigation being conducted by the authorities in the US.



However, under questioning, he insisted that no faults had been discovered with the electronics of any of its vehicles.



The president of Toyota says the car manufacturer will be conducting an independent probe into the issue.



Toyota has recalled about 8.5 million vehicles worldwide.