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Double decker hits bridge off Neath Road 12:16 - Dec 12 with 8711 viewsJimmyGilligan

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[Post edited 12 Dec 2019 12:17]
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Double decker hits bridge off Neath Road on 12:38 - Dec 12 with 5222 viewsNotLoyal

How many were in it, used to get packed way back.

OK I've changed it.
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Double decker hits bridge off Neath Road on 12:41 - Dec 12 with 5211 viewsJimmyGilligan

Doesn't say there were injuries though so at least a few on there, off route because of the roadworks
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Double decker hits bridge off Neath Road on 14:07 - Dec 12 with 5120 viewssainthelens

Look out for the inevitable blame game.
Bus was on that route cos of a temporary road closure.
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Double decker hits bridge off Neath Road on 14:08 - Dec 12 with 5116 viewswestside

Lots of students on bus No.10
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Double decker hits bridge off Neath Road on 14:19 - Dec 12 with 5096 viewsSgorioFruit

agreed,
however, the blame starts and stops at the driver.

But of course, the control room that redirected the bus down this road must have and should have known.

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Double decker hits bridge off Neath Road on 14:41 - Dec 12 with 5060 viewsLeonWasGod

Now 8 injured, 2 seriously one with life threatening injuries.

Fkn idiots. What twot doesn't look out for height restrictions when they're in a chuffin great big bus?
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Double decker hits bridge off Neath Road on 14:43 - Dec 12 with 5056 viewsNeath_Jack

That’s probably why the driver has been nicked.

One been airlifted to a Cardiff hospital 😕

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Double decker hits bridge off Neath Road on 14:53 - Dec 12 with 5029 viewsDarran

When I was a kid my gran would never let me go upstairs on a double decker,she used to say there’s no driver upstairs.

True story.

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Double decker hits bridge off Neath Road on 14:54 - Dec 12 with 5030 viewsLohengrin

Bloody Hell! Merry Christmas, eh?

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Double decker hits bridge off Neath Road on 14:56 - Dec 12 with 5019 viewsraynor94

Surely the driver should have observed the height restrictions on the bridge, no surprise he's been arrested.

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Double decker hits bridge off Neath Road on 14:59 - Dec 12 with 5013 viewsLohengrin

Baglan girl?

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Double decker hits bridge off Neath Road on 15:00 - Dec 12 with 5009 viewsLohengrin

I was driving down Fabian Way at roughly the same time as this accident was happening. It was emptying down, the driving conditions were awful.

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Double decker hits bridge off Neath Road on 15:01 - Dec 12 with 5006 viewsjackrmee

Probably should have been aware of the height restrictions, but if you're a driver used to doing the same run day after day after day, with no worries about hitting anything, I suppose you wouldn't think of it. Especially if his/her manager has outlined the temporary route due to road closure. I mean you'd expect someone in charge to not re-route your double decker bus through somewhere it won't fit!

Of course the driver should have some responsibility, but so should the person who told him to drive that way, even more so the manager IMO.

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Double decker hits bridge off Neath Road on 15:22 - Dec 12 with 4974 viewsHighjack

It’s 100% the drivers fault. High bus, low bridge. You can’t blame the manager for that kind of stupidity.

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Double decker hits bridge off Neath Road on 17:49 - Dec 12 with 4810 viewsCatullus

The driver has to take full responsibility, he can tell the manager he's been a dick later.

Lucky there wasn't a train coming, the roof ended up on the tracks.

Just my opinion, but WTF do I know anyway?
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Double decker hits bridge off Neath Road on 17:52 - Dec 12 with 4805 viewsNeath_Jack

The management / planning, will be one of the root causes.

The driver will be ultimately to blame, but it doesn't stop there, unless he didn't follow the planned diversion route, and took that route of his own thinking.

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Double decker hits bridge off Neath Road on 17:53 - Dec 12 with 4803 viewstheloneranger

This type of accident happened quite a few times around Swansea in the1970's.

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Double decker hits bridge off Neath Road on 19:06 - Dec 12 with 4713 viewsfelixstowe_jack

I doubt he could get a single decker under that bridge let alone a double decker.

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Double decker hits bridge off Neath Road on 19:19 - Dec 12 with 4683 viewstheloneranger

Swansea used to have buses which were built to fit under low bridges.


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Double decker hits bridge off Neath Road on 19:20 - Dec 12 with 4677 viewsraynor94

That could well be the reason, single deck buses use that route.

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Double decker hits bridge off Neath Road on 19:20 - Dec 12 with 4675 viewsglanmORJa_k

single decker buses use the route from the Liberty Park and Ride to town. No way a double decker should be using that route. Blame the driver but also blame the logistics guy at First Cymru
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Double decker hits bridge off Neath Road on 20:00 - Dec 12 with 4616 viewsThrasher6

Driver approaches the bridge. He is driving a double decker and there's a low..ish bridge in front of me. The best thing to do would be to slow down to almost a crawl before it and gauge whether the bus I am driving fits under it. If it doesn't then I will know almost immediately and I can hit the brakes. Worst scenario would be a bump near the roof...it's not rocket science.

But oh no.....what does he go and do.....ffs

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Double decker hits bridge off Neath Road on 21:05 - Dec 12 with 4546 viewsraynor94

He obviously knew the height of his vehicle, and the max headroom was on the bridge. Why on earth did he carry on?

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Double decker hits bridge off Neath Road on 21:08 - Dec 12 with 4536 viewsexiledclaseboy

Perhaps he forgot what he was driving and was confused by an unusual route? Alternatively, he may have been taken ill at the wheel. Clearly he made a mistake and is ultimately responsible but he’s nit public enemy number one. He’s a bus driver who f*cked up with awful consequences.

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Double decker hits bridge off Neath Road on 21:09 - Dec 12 with 4528 viewsjackrmee

Might he have been a regular driver of a low bus and forgot he was driving a double decker? Weird one otherwise.
I mean, we all drive in autopilot if we are used to a certain route, right?

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