Limpopo bus driver denied bail after deadly accident. There are many conflicting reports of what happened to william willem philip horne after the accident. On sunday morning at 02h41 netcare 911 paramedics received a call for a crash along korea road in westdene. Disasters in south africa in relation to water hubpages. They ranged in age between and 17, and were catching the bus home from school on wednesday, 27 march 1985. Driver crashes car in bloemfontein in westdene next to the. Remembering the westdene bus crash northcliff melville times.
The wuxi bus accident occurred on may 29, 2012 when an intercity bus travelling from wuxi to hangzhou in china was struck by a piece of iron. Netcare 911 paramedics and their rescue unit arrived at the scene and found the driver to be trapped in the twisted frame of his vehicle while the other patients had been thrown from the wreckage. A driver lost control of his vehicle on 1st avenue in westdene next to the waterfront in bloemfontein this morning. Accident cover, accidents, paramedics, road safety 2015 two people were seriously injured in a sideimpact accident along vereeniging road, bloemfontein, this morning at around 08h00. The children were on their way to their homes when the driver blacked out as he was driving along the wall of the westdene dam. Paizes, like many others, still wonder how the accident could have happened.
Surveillance camera catches final moments of deadly bus. Immediately after the incident, he told media that he could remember very little of the accident. Of all the people i worked on that day, the only one that i know for certain survived turned out to be the bus driver a coloured man, william. Marcelle wilsnach, now 41 and one of the lucky survivors of the westdene bus disaster, last year 2010 relived the accident in the hope her chilling testimony during a court case relating to emergency exits in busses could aid in resolving faulty emergency exits. A driverless shuttle bus has been involved in a crash less than two hours after it was launched in las vegas. A school bus driver was killed sunday and several others were seriously injured after the bus veered off a roadway at denver international airport and crashed into a concrete pillar, according to. If stopped on a traveled portion of a roadway or shoulder for any. Campaigners today called for transport for london to impose penalties on bus operators based on their. Westdene bus disaster 27 march 1985 on 27 march 1985, a yellow double. With a week of my rural block to go, i handed over my part of the project and drove the five hours back to johannesburg on my own.
He took off his tunic as he dashed for the water, and dived in. Even before the bus hit the water, some of the older boys tried to kick out the back emergency window, but they failed. The driver had already climbed out the vehicle and was found standing next to his car. An hour after the accident most of the injured had been transported to hospital. Mar 31, 2014 the westdene bus accident march 27, 1985, johannesburg 42 teenagers drowned after the bus they were traveling in left the road while it was crossing the dam.
Name the three things that most influence a drivers action. William horne, the bus driver, was facing 42 counts of manslaughter. Aug 29, 2016 the bus driver, denis yasmir amaya rodriguez, is from the honduras and is in the u. The westdene bus disaster of 27 march 1985 on 27 march, 72 children were travelling on a yellow double decker bus transporting school children from the vorentoe high school. Nov 21, 2016 the bus driver was arrested on five counts of vehicular manslaughter after the bus, filled with 35 children from woodmore elementary school, crashed at 3. William horne, 41, was described by those who have travelled on his routes before, as an excellent and conscientious driver. The westdene bus accident march 27, 1985, johannesburg 42 teenagers drowned after the bus they were traveling in left the road while it was crossing the dam.
A driverless bus got into a crash during its first day on the job a vehicle similar to a driverless shuttle that started running in las vegas recently. Mar 27, 2018 today, 33 years ago, 42 children lost their lives after a school bus swerved into the westdene dam. He asked the driver to stop, then ran towards the dam, pulling off blazer and shoes as he ran, and dived into the water. William horne, 41, was described by those who have.
The article states that willem philip horne was at the time an independent democrat id councillor near worcestor in the western. Many were affected by the westdene dam disaster and today they can share memories on platforms like the westdene dam disaster facebook page or the tribute website. An xpress bus driver who had a medical emergency behind the wheel of his bus wednesday morning has died, but passengers saw what was happening and leapt into action to avert a possible collision. The bus was travelling from limpopo to gauteng when the driver lost control of the vehicle and it overturned. Nov 23, 2016 the mother of the school bus driver involved in the accident that killed five children said he called her right after the horrific crash and said, i hope its not my fault, according to. The bus was still bogged down in the mud at this point. There might be a number of reasons that lead to this mishap, such as poor road condition, negligence, malfunctioning of. Accidents on londons bus network claim a life every three weeks, new figures have revealed. One death every three weeks involving london buses, new. He asked the driver to stop, then ran towards the dam, pulling off. The accident at the saulspoort dam, in which a bus carrying trade unionists to a may day rally plunged into the water, is the third such tragedy in less than 20 years.
Up until this day, no one knows why or how 30 children survived and 42 lost their lives. The proceedings began with a wreathlaying ceremony at the westdene dam followed by a session at christ the king church in sophiatown. The westdene dam disaster was a bus accident that took place in westdene, near johannesburg, south africa, on 27 march 1985. In the second worst bus accident in south african history, a double decker school bus with seventysix learners of hoerskool vorentoe plunged into the westdene dam.
Bus driver avoids instant death by dodging lamppost. Nov 09, 2017 a driverless bus got into a crash during its first day on the job a vehicle similar to a driverless shuttle that started running in las vegas recently. I dreaded recounting the events of that day to a court packed with parents and school friends of the dead teenagers. I dreaded recounting the events of that day to a court packed with parents. The scene around westdene dam, with people on top of the bus submerged under water. Van dyk was a paramedic at the time, and he was part of the emergency services team that arrived at the dam 15 minutes after the accident happened. The bus driver survived and was treated at the then jg strijdom hospital. Westdene glen rise nebound westdene, adj green ridge. Carol bell, who was walking with the aid of a wheeled walker, was crossing a. The scene around westdene dam, with people on top of the bus submerged under. Sudden traffic ahead and the bus driver is unable to stop, causing many accidents. On 27 march 1985, 42 children lost their lives after a doubledecker school bus unexpectedly swerved left into the westdene dam.
A tribute to the westdene bus disaster 27 march 1985. I am a survivor of the westdene bus disaster in 1985. The bus driver was arrested on five counts of vehicular manslaughter after the bus, filled with 35 children from woodmore elementary school, crashed at. On 27 march 1985, a yellow double decker bus transporting school children from the vorentoe high school, left the road as i. A school bus with seventysix learners plunges into the. Two people killed in bus accident in joburg its understood that the bus, carrying over 60 passengers, overturned on tuesday morning after the driver lost control of the vehicle.
Grupo publico westdene bus disaster tribute facebook. The driver of a doubledecker bus lost control and the bus crashed through barriers into the westdene dam, a few kilometres from the centre of johannesburg. The ahmed kathrada foundation and the city of joburg on 16 june commemorated the 1985 bus westdene bus crash in line with youth day. The driver of a doubledecker bus lost control and the bus crashed through barriers into the westdene dam, a. A bus accident happens when any sort of a bus meets with a road accident. There might be a number of reasons that lead to this mishap, such as. High school were on their way home on the school bus through the johannesburg suburb of westdene. Attempts were made to lift the bus in an attempt to check the bottom section of the bus for more victims. The bus driver, denis yasmir amaya rodriguez, is from the honduras and is in the u. A witness said it appeared a tyre blew out, sending the bus swerving into another vehicle before it smashed through a fence and plunged into the reservoir. Sep 12, 2012 a driver lost control of his vehicle on 1st avenue in westdene next to the waterfront in bloemfontein this morning. A flimsy wire fence between the road and the water could not stop the bus from plunging into the dam. Er24 paramedics arrived on the scene and found the light motor vehicle still in the road with extensive damage to it.
Driverless bus in crash after two hours on road in las. Chantal parkin, one of the westdene bus disaster survivors, joins us in studio to talk about. The study examines the rates and types of school bus accidents according to the age of the school bus driver. On 27 march 1985, a yellow double decker bus transporting school children from the vorentoe high school, left the road as it was crossing over the bridge of the westdene dam in johannesburg. Accident rates in north carolina for the school year 197172 were analyzed using three sources of data. Securing the bus 11 when an accident takes place and the bus becomes a hazard on the roadway, the driver must immediately secure the bus. Mar 27, 2005 those who died were aged between and 17, taking the bus to their homes in westdene, sophiatown and newlands. He was being treated for injuries, but will be arrested on two counts of negligent. Westdene dam disaster memorial the heritage portal roof of the bus. Westdene dam bus tragedy victims remembered african national congress struggle veteran ahmed kathrada, who in 2012 was given the freedom of the city by the city of johannesburg, yesterday, 16 june, led a wreathlaying ceremony at the westdene dam, the scene of a horrific bus accident in which 42 hoerskool vorentoe pupils perished 30 years ago. The mother of the school bus driver involved in the accident that killed five children said he called her right after the horrific crash and said, i hope its not my fault, according to. The information below represents everything we know about the driver, william. Today, 33 years ago, 42 children lost their lives after a school bus swerved into the westdene dam.
Car, road on sunday morning at 02h41 netcare 911 paramedics received a call for a crash along korea road in westdene. Data were obtained on 10,508 drivers and an annual mileage of 74,110,890. Woman cut in half by bus which drove off leaving her to. Mar 27, 20 the westdene bus disaster of 27 march 1985 on 27 march, 72 children were travelling on a yellow double decker bus transporting school children from the vorentoe high school. The most recent information available, although this has not been verified as true, is that an article about him was published in the sondag newspaper in 2008. Bloemfontein crash leaves two seriously injured posted by.
In the article below, lucille davie recalls the tragedy of the westdene dam disaster. His colleague, eddie haskins, went down for the driver, willem horne, says. While the rescue officer worked tirelessly using the jaws of life to free the patient, the medics clambered into the twisted frame to stabilise the. Westdene crash leaves six people injured posted by. The westdene dam disaster northcliff melville times. The bus was travelling on the bridge of the westdene dam where for an unknown reason, it lost control and plunged into the westdene dam. Her brother, 17yearold theo, was riding in the bus behind her bus. Jun 20, 20 van dyk was a paramedic at the time, and he was part of the emergency services team that arrived at the dam 15 minutes after the accident happened. Exact detail to the cause of the crash and preceding events is still speculative. The driver, wu bin, suffered lethal injuries but managed to control the bus and help passengers leave the vehicle.
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