Children injured in bus crash in Leicester

[lou]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicest...ire/8407988.stm

Sounds like they were lucky not to have serious injuries... hope all concerned are ok

[Ford Super Sunday]

From the Mercury

Just before the incident, the bus was in Tigers Way and turned right into Lancaster Road when it hit the overhead mainline railway bridge.

A taxi driver who was following the bus said when he saw it go to turn right he sounded his horn to attract the driver’s attention, but the bus carried on and hit the bridge.

Seems he didn't realise the bus was too tall for the bridge...

[hairy]

From the Mercury

Seems he didn't realise the bus was too tall for the bridge...

Or he was too busy looking around him to see who was papping their horn at him

[lou]

There must have been signs further down the road about the height of the bridge, its not the fault of the taxi driver.

Sounds like a total lack of concentration I hope the kids are ok anyway

[Monk]

Apparently the bus was full of kids from Nottingham.

<Refrains self from making distasteful joke>

[Wycombe Fox]

DMU will try anything to get these bridges taken down

Looks like the children were very lucky.