Driver rips top deck off his bus.A LEARNER bus driver ripped the roof off a double-decker when he smashed into a low bridge in the Midlands today Midlands Today is the BBC's regional television news programme for the West Midlands region, which comprises the West Midlands county, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, and Gloucestershire. . The entire top deck The term Top Deck can refer to a number of things:
The embarrassed National Express West Midlands driver, who was alongside an instructor and another trainee, had been following a set route when disaster struck in Station Drive, Four Ashes Four Ashes is a hamlet in the parish of Hughenden, in Buckinghamshire, England. It was formerly the site of Rockhalls manor house - home to the medieval Wellesbourne family and later home to the Widmer family. , Wolverhampton. The firm, formerly Travel West Midlands, has launched an investigation. The bridge, which accommodates the main passenger train route from Wolverhampton to Scotland, has a 12ft 3ins clearance. The bus height is 14ft 9ins. The smash did not affect trains. The bus was painted in a white livery and was clearly marked with learner driver plates. A Staffordshire Police spokeswoman said the crash caused damage to a black VW Golf and a white Vauxhall Astra. |
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