On 11 Feb, 16:06, Haywain wrote:
On 11 Feb, 12:25, Ian Jelf wrote:


From
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7238711.stm

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Six hurt as roof ripped from bus

One person suffered serious head injuries. Pictu Stephen Reynolds
Six people were injured when a double decker bus crashed into a bridge
in north London.
The bus had been diverted along Prince of Wales Road because of a major
fire at Camden market on Saturday.

A police spokesperson said one man suffered serious head injuries when
the roof was pulled off the vehicle.

Having been on the top deck of a bus that hit that very same bridge,
with much less disastrous consequences, I consider myself extremely
lucky.

Haywain.


May I ask whether that was recently, and whether the bus on a
diversionary route, or was it some time ago when double deck buses
regularly ran under the bridge?

I note that the TfL spokesman in the BBC News story states that "The
route is a recognised diversion route and drivers know to drive
straight through the middle." I dare suggest that it might not remain
a recognised diversion route for much longer.