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Old 22nd September 2011, 23:13
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Twelve people hospitalized after school bus hits railway bridge in Darlington.

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Old 23rd September 2011, 20:40
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Quote from The Sun "Driver misjudged the height of the bridge"!

THERE WAS A BLOODY BIG SIGN, TELLING HIM THE HEIGHT OF THE BRIDGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is clearly visivble, in the picture.
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Old 24th September 2011, 10:43
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More a question of "Brain Fade" Drivers get used to driving throuh there with single deckers i expect. Lack of cencentration and they forget the upper deck. I have known it to happen in Warwick a few times.
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Old 9th April 2012, 11:10
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Motherwell team bus in Edinburgh bridge mishap.

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Old 9th April 2012, 13:12
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Again, there is a sign on the bridge: 10'9". Which is pretty marginal for a single decker...
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Old 28th January 2013, 18:34
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And another:- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-21229913
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Old 28th January 2013, 20:42
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11' 9" this time!
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Old 4th April 2013, 16:56
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And another one.

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Old 5th April 2013, 11:43
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Updated with more photographs:- http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/...ripped-2514586
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Old 5th April 2013, 12:59
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I wonder if he was using a SAT-NAV device to find the shortest route back to the depot ?
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