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The horror moment an Edinburgh bus crashed through city's Dean Bridge

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AuthorLee Dalgetty
Published date25 June 2022
Publication titleEdinburghLive (Scotland)
The horror began for the sixty passengers onboard the number 17 bus when it hit a lamp post on the south end of the bridge, with the icy conditions causing the vehicle to slip across the road and smash into a van - before crashing into the bridge parapet

The bus came to a stop before plunging into the Water of Leith 130 feet below, a situation that would've been difficult to survive. Thankfully, none of the passengers were injured and a replacement bus was sent out to continue the journey.

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The conductress was sent to the Western General Hospital, suffering from shock. The driver managed to break a window at the back of his cab and climb through to safety.

The van which the bus crashed into was travelling into the city centre, carrying nine construction workers to a building site in East Lothian. The van's driver, Archie McKilligan, said at the time: "If it had not hit the van, I'm sure the bus would've gone right over."

Before the incident on the bridge, the bus had allegedly collided with a car on George Street and another one in the West End before making its way down Queensferry Street. In a peculiar coincidence, the vehicle was featuring an advert for Prudential life insurance at the time.

With a string of incidents happening on Edinburgh Corporation in the 60s and 70s, it's noted that the Guy Arab IV...

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