Remind me never to take a Darlington bus !!!

[Gazzer]

BBC News - School bus in Darlington railway bridge collision

 

[DHTiling]

I have been working in Darlington today and first thing this morning there were loads and loads of sirens.

The road was closed for quite a while.


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[paul damian]

how on earth did the driver think that he was going to make it under that bridge in a bus ,,some shock i bet.

 

[DHTiling]

It is a very low bridge and low height signs are in place, have been for years.. must have been a new driver who didn't know the area.. or maybe cannot read road signs.. it is right next to Darlingtons new footy stadium..

 

[White Room]

It does say on the bridge "3.8m" and noticed it's on both sides...did notice a policeman checking with a laser measuring devise..

 

[Gazzer]

Well at least no one was seriously hurt.

 

[DHTiling]

Crazy how the driver thought a 14 and half foot high bus would squeeze under 12 ft 8..:lol:

 

[Deleted member 9966]

there's a bridge in Stoke like that, right by the railway station. several times double deckers have gone under it and not won the contest. maybe double decker buses should be fitted with range finders, like rear parking sensors but on the front at the fullest height of the bus, so that when it approaches something too short, an alarm alerts the driver. but still, the drivers reactions have to be quick enough too.