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Old May 20th 08, 05:29 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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"Roland Perry" wrote in message
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04:11:30 on Tue, 20 May 2008, Neill remarked:
1 dead , 4 serious.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7410203.stm

Didn't side swipe bars get installed on all double deckers at the top
left for just this eventuality?

B2003


From the look of it, this one wasn't fitted. You don't see many with
them anyway. It must have been a pretty serious incident for there to
be a death and so many injuries.


As it hit a tree (when buses normally pass by unaffected), and killed a
pedestrian, perhaps the bus had mounted the pavement?
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Roland Perry

Considering the appalling standard of bus driving in London these days why
doesn't this surprise me in the least. Peter Hendy sure has some explaining
to do.

Kevin