Bus crashes into gate post sending concrete ball careering down a hill
A DOUBLE-DECKER bus crashed into a gate post dislodging a half-tonne concrete ball which rolled down a hill and hit a car.
Police and the Highways Agency were called out to the incident which happened in Hall Bank, Hartington, just before 10am today.
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Highways
The decorative concrete ball was on top of the gate post and after becoming dislodged rolled down the hill and hit a Nissan Vanette.
No one was injured and the vehicles are in the process of being recovered from the scene.
3 Comments
by Tony, Matlock
Wednesday, May 13 2009, 2:18PM
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Wednesday, May 13 2009, 1:38PM
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by Oddbloke, Littleover, Derby
Wednesday, May 13 2009, 1:21PM
“Chap with a whip was nearly crushed at one point. He would have been OK, except that Mrs Jenkins in the house at the bottom of the hill has just had a new novelty spike-pit installed in her front lawn ...”