Neill wrote on 16 December 2009 19:23:51 ...
On Dec 16, 7:11 pm, Adrian wrote:
Paul Terry gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying:

I think it was actually because the lorry driver didn't realise that the
lengths of railway line he was carrying projected a long way in front of
the cab.
Certainly looks like it.

More pics...http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/london/h...le_and_places/
newsid_8416000/8416246.stm

Aren't they required to check that sort of thing before they drive
off? From the TV earlier, it sounds like it wasn't t-boned but hit at
an angle It must have been going some to knock a bus over.

The truck carries the name Hird and a Doncaster phone number.
Presumably that's Peter Hird & Sons, company motto: "Safety Takes
Priority". I note that the red-and-white striped triangles that are
meant to mark the ends of the rails were strapped so that they pointed
upwards -- so that they wouldn't interfere with the driver's vision perhaps?

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