THE LONDON & HOME COUNTIES BUS IMAGE GALLERY
Red Rover AEC singledeck buses
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 Not far from Westcott on the main A41 105 was involved in a serious traffic accident on a wet day. The driver of a lorry lost control of his vehicle and struck the bus on the offside rear wheel causing it to be pushed into the ditch. The bus driver, Vic Priest, escaped without injury and the last passenger had just got off the bus. The truck driver did not fair so well and had to be cut out of his cab.
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 Just how far the bus was thrown is seen in this view from close to the fire engine attending.
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 Another view of the bus in the ditch
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 A few days later the mechanics were removing the damaged wheel in the garage. They attached a long length of pipe to their spider wrench to give themselves sufficient torque to turn the wheelnut.
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 The gruesome work of freeing the truck driver, showing how badly the cab was damaged in the impact.
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