Bus Overturned : No Front Brakes
8th August 1958, Page 41
8th August 1958
Page 41
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'['HE front wheel brakes of a double" deck bus operated by Hebble Motor Services, Ltd., were not functioning when the vehicle overturned, Halifax Magistrates were told last week. The company denied using the bus with inefficient brakes, but were fined £20 and ordered to pay £17 6s. costs. The driver was fined £10.
Mr. M. Scott, prosecuting, said 43 people were injured in the accident. Hebble's night mechanic had admitted that he did not realize the front brakes of the vehicle had clockwise Mechanism, whereas those at the back were anticlockwise.
Mr. Mason, defending, said no manual was received with the bus on delivery or this would have been noticed. The company were given no guidance about adjusting the brakes.