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C-BERSS EX-PRESS
September 2004
Issue 2, Vol 7
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All Newsletters : September 2004 : A Personal Postscript to the Clontarf Bus Crash Story
A Personal Postscript to the Clontarf Bus Crash Story
Following on from the story on the Clontarf Bus Crash in our last newsletter, Derick Haddrell, who was on the bus on the day of the crash, wishes to add the following.
The boys were on their way to stay on farms in Pinjarra. The bus was overcrowded. In fact, there were fold-up forms in the aisle for boys to sit on.
The Clontarf bus was stopped and waiting on the side of the road for the oncoming truck to pass. The approaching vehicle was a semi-trailer: the rig went in one direction and the trailer sheared into the parked bus.
Derick wishes to convey his sympathy to the driver of the semi-trailer involved in the accident. In his opinion the road wasn’t wide enough for even one large vehicle and should never have been open for such traffic as buses and trucks.
Michael Bowman was in fact 12 when he died (and not seven) as stated in our article – we apologise for this error.
Derick also wants to say “Hello and regards to his friends and schoolmates in WA”.
Note: Copies of the video of last year’s ceremony to celebrate the life of Michael Bowman can be obtained from Peter Bent – please phone C-BERS for Peter’s contact details.
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