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Bus Driver Jailed
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Tawny | Report | 9 Jul 2021 19:13 |
A bus driver in Winchester has been jailed for 3 years after trying to drive his 13’11” bus under a 12’ bridge when he took a wrong turn. The bus was carrying 78 school children between 11 and 16 and 41 were injured, 3 seriously. |
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Island | Report | 9 Jul 2021 19:20 |
Lorry drivers are always trying to demolish bridges in my area. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 9 Jul 2021 20:07 |
This happened near to where I now live. |
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Island | Report | 9 Jul 2021 20:16 |
:-0 Shouldn't his employer be doing time as well? |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 9 Jul 2021 23:44 |
Definitely! It's 'Stagecoach' buses |
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AnninGlos | Report | 10 Jul 2021 07:20 |
I remember that accident, horrendous. But, as Maggie has said, how ever did he get a job as a driver of any sort let alone a bus driver. and, why was he not trained when actually driving. I have been on buses when the driver has somebody with him monitoring him (Stage coach). I can only assume it was a shortage of drivers and he was the only option. It still should not have happened, he was not trained enough to have the responsibility of all those children. The mitigation alone shows that. Either the person who trained him and 'passed' him fit to drive a bus or the person who put him in charge of a school bus, should face charges of some sort. I should think the accident and consequences and the prison sentence are more than enough punishment for him. It must be so hard to live with that knowledge. Just one wrong turning. |
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Tawny | Report | 10 Jul 2021 23:06 |
I was on a bus in Glasgow when I was 16 and a firework was thrown on the bus. It landed under the seat my friend was but thankfully didn’t go off. That was more than 20 years ago and I’ve never forgotten it. I hope the mental as well as the physical health of these children is taken care of as what happened to them is 20,000 times worse than what happened to me. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 11 Jul 2021 00:27 |
Tawny, of the three secondary schools in Winchester, the children in the accident went to what I would describe as the most 'humanitarian' school. No tie - just polo shirts and sweaitshirts. |
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