A DANGEROUS PASSAGE

Northern Advocate, 8 February 1936, Page 2

A DANGEROUS PASSAGE

SLIP FALLS ON BUS

FALLING SPOIL SMASHES WINDOWS.

The first vehicle to attempt to traverse the Helena Bay-Russell Road, the Northern Motor Bus Company’s service car, ran into trouble last night when attempting to negotiate a broken stretch near the bush, some miles out of Russell.

At this point a big slip had come down across the road, but the driver of the bus, Mr C. Campi, who was the sole occupant, took measurements, chowing that it would be possible to get through. However, when negotiating the portion of road affected by the slip, the vehicle crashed into a hidden subsidence in the road, and toppling over, hit the bank, causing another fall of earth and rock, which partly enveloped the vehicle. The falling debris smashed two Windows, and actually entered the rear of the bus. The car was extricated and arrived at Russell at 10 p.m. This morning the service connection ran as usual, but many parts of the road are dangerous, with the slips still weeping, and a road which is negotiable one hour may be effectively blocked to all traffic the next. According to the Northern Patrol of the A.A., the Russell Road Is still in a state which makes it available ohly to those who must of necessity use it. There are still dozens of slips on the read, which is badly scoured in several places, especially beyond the bush, where two short detours are necessary. It will be some time before the road surface is back to normal, and those who must use the road are advised to drive very slowly and exercise all care.