Thursday, October 16, 2008

Fire Service Responds To Bus Crash


On Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 20:37 hours, fire officers from Fire Service Headquarters under the command of acting Station Officer Trevor Applewhaite responded with the rescue tender to a motor vehicle accident along Hinks Street in Bridgetown.

The accident involved two Transport Board buses, extrication was not required. However, fire officers stabilized the accident scene and assisted the seven persons who were injured and later transported to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. One omnibus was extensively damaged after it struck the James Fort Building while the other was slightly damaged. (HQFS)

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