Passengers aboard a Nissan civilian bus had to scramble to safety earlier today after a utility pole came crashing down on their vehicle.
Social worker Francis Joseph was on the scene when the incident occurred somewhere along the main road between the North Eastern Funeral Home and the village of Wesley.
“I heard some chain saw cutting and noticed a coaster ahead of me stop and immediately I saw a coconut tree fall across the road onto electrical wires and the impact of that brought down an electrical pole just about 50 feet from the impact,” Joseph said as he related his first hand account of the incident.
“The pole came down and landed on the roof of the coaster. The passengers on board immediately got out and there was a brief electrical spark from the coconut tree hitting the electrical lines,” he recounted.
Fortunately, according to Joseph, the impact of the falling tree and pole did not pose any immediate danger to passengers but the incident did hold up traffic for some time.
A live electric pole falling on the bus presents the added danger of electrocution. Staying inside the bus is much safer than getting off,as the tyres insulate the vehicle from ground. And when dismounting from the bus, the safest way is to jump off with both feet in the air, so that the body does not act as a conductor between the vehicle and earth.
The youth today too lazy to climb coconut trees to pich der jelly, dey cutting the trees down just to get a couple coconuts, now look what happened!!
domlec is not responsible for this incedent onless they were the one given that person the job to cut the tree also b4 this person cut this tree he should see safety first common sense dont stay in the school. it gets on the street tie the tree for the right direction think of life pedestrian/traffic so now the effect remains to that cuter pay the price of being stupies government is not to be blame either get it straight so many things is being done in this country without government being notify people that was just another close call disaster meaning theres a father above looking down over us stop the politics dominican get together this is a close call right next to a funeral home so theres a saying that goes like get closer to god people dont wait for the hurst to take us there or in the church blue party red party pink party death has no colore so lets all stay together and alert for the mans coming do the right thing the first commandment clearly stated love thy brother/sister as thy self why cant we unite we are not ISIS harking brothers necks claiming in the name of their god what god want that ? unless is the devil himself Dominicans we are one lets do better than than I say yes we can every body with me?
Thanks God every there was no major injury to anyone. Accident happens at anytime the cutter musy try to cut tree carefully next time.
Very careless!!!! Let chainsaw operator pay for the damage.
Where is Dodds Telemacque/Last name might be spelt wrong
You miss him, eh?
I wonder as well. He may be on vacation or took a vacation from commenting on this Website. He could be busy.
Some people access DNO and only read the articles. They do not read the comments or comment.
I hope he is well. if he reads this he may comment.
he got a life..
DNO, not all big buses are COASTERS. Coaster is a line of Toyota buses. This bus in question, is a Nissan Civilian. Lets stop calling all toothpaste Colgate and all soap power Breeze.
Admin: Thanks for the correction
Se Dominique. Anything goes
We need trained Arborist in Dominica. The days of just cutting down trees without skill are over. This could have resulted in a major loss of life. Fortunately, everyone was ok.
no matter how hard you try you cannot make people use their brain. that’ s common sense and the person should be arrested.
Pure carelessness
every thing that happing is de government I am not for de dlp but is not thing u have to blame tham
Infrastructures should not only be placed any where any how and be forgotten,,,these electric posts might be placed directly into the soil many years ago…no one bothers to inspect the rooted parts of these poles,,,the poles should be place into concrete which is normally made of water aggregate and cement….the base should rise up above the limit of the ground or soil level ,there should be a special coating placed on top of the post to prevent it from absorbing water from the rain ,,,none of these precautions were being taken ;hence the result that we can see which endangered people’s lives …luckily the bus structure was solid enough to protect the passengers lives…the same inspection should be taken on pipes ,sewage,bridges etc…hope this accident will wake up the gov’t because they are responsible to protect the population…
GB, it is clear you dont know what you are talking about, and I wont waste my time to educate you.
Mamizes,,,,,,,I think you miss the point, very valid points of safety standards, efficiency raised by G.B. Take sme time out and read again.
Stupes! “The Government should look into this”….
How about the tree-cutter and/or his employer take some responsibility for their careless, thoughtless actions?
A lot of people won’t believe there’s actually a science behind tree cutting. Just take a look at the program “Tree Cutters” on Discovery some time.
ONLY IN DOMINICA
I trust they will sue the idiot who cut that tree for gross negligence and endangering life.
That’s a Nissan Civilian
let domlec pay for your bus
Thanks God for his intervention
Cutting down a tree and not paying attention to where it’s going to fall !!!
What such madness…
Unfortunately for the cutter he have to now pay Domlec and the bus driver I hope he was being paid for that tree.
what African town is this
shat la town…lol
that is ur African town…. ignorant fool how dare u… and as a matter of fact Africa is a beautiful country…. idiot!!!!
Africa is not a country. It’s a continent.
FYI: Africa is not a country. Africa is a continent.
Africa is a continent, not a country. Who is the idiot now?
The one you raise up in
Lang calimet charlimet zalimet ……..
They just took the picture from the wrong angle. Two inches away were the millions of white people who inhabit this great African City!
Your backyard
Probably Nigeria
It is for this very reason Austrie finds Lennox Linton (soon to be Honarable) ugly. Dominicans expect to see white people in Dominica. Well that part of Dominica did not have mulattoes.
Wesley dont need MULES….that is exactly what a MULATTO is. We are pure breed and of African ethnicity, and we like it that way.
Its right in your yard
hahaha
The one that your mummmyy came from.
The driver and passengers were fortunate that although they were shocked and scared which was hard on their brains and heart, they were not injured. Such a shock could easily give someone a heart attack or brain hemorrhage.
Thank God you are all OK although the shock of this could last for a long time.
Sorry, I had to smile/laugh that this occurred so close to a Funeral Home. A close call. Too close for comfort.
Now for the chain saw cutter. I do think there was some lack of professionalism in cutting the tree and so close to the road where vehicles travel. It is my feeling the tree was cut on the wrong side or so I think which is why it fell on the road. Furthermore, the tree should not have been cut down at that time and a warning should have been placed on the road ahead, both ways, to alert drivers and pedestrians of this tree being cut down. This could have posed a disaster and caused injuries and deaths. The government should look into this.
Where do you ever see warning sings being posted in Dominica. Safety is not given any kind of priority in Dominica.
Earlier this spring, I cut down a tree that dies over the winter. I used a reciprocating saw to cut it. It must have been about 15 feet tall.
It was leaning slightly toward my neighbour and it was right on the boundary line. I did not want the tree falling onto his property since he had a trailer parked close to the tree.
So I tied the tree to another one in the direction I wanted the tree to fall and I put a lot of tension on the rope. The tree fell exactly where I wanted it t fall. No mystery here. It is just common sense.
Where do you reside? Are you aware that trees are necessary for the environment?
If you reside in Canada you are not allowed to cut down trees without the approval of the Municipal Government. You must inform this government who will send its investigators to view it and then approve it. If you do so without approval, you will be charged.
In some cases, the City will send a worker to cut down the tree at no cost.
A man once cut a tree and it fell on him. He died. Cutting trees are dangerous. Those who cut trees must be careful. They may need expert advice or a professional who is capable of cutting down trees.
Sometime ago, as read on DNO, a man cut a tree and it fell on his son and killed him.
Consider that the tree fell on electric lines and the bus. Obviously, this may have caused electricity interruption.
Consider that the driver and passengers could have been injured or killed. It is amazing that no one got a heart attack especially those who suffer from heart problems, if they were on the bus, due to the shock of the tree falling on the bus.
Consider that the chain saw cutter now has to pay damage costs to the electrical enterprise and the bus driver who may own the bus.
I am not stating that trees, under certain circumstances should not be occasionally cut down.
Tree-cutting should be taken seriously. When cutting trees near to the road, if no warning was posted, it is time that a Law is enacted for this. This is a lesson and warning for those who cut trees as this man.
Linton dat waz cutin de blue-tree wi!
