{"id":15358,"date":"2010-08-15T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-15T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/?p=15358"},"modified":"2010-08-15T23:36:18","modified_gmt":"2010-08-16T03:36:18","slug":"breaking-news-bus-loses-control-going-down-kingshill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/accidents-tragedy\/breaking-news-bus-loses-control-going-down-kingshill\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATED: Bus takes head dive into cliff at Kingshill"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_15368\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15368\" style=\"width: 618px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/MorneBruceAcc-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15368\" title=\"MorneBruceAcc (6)\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/MorneBruceAcc-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"618\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/MorneBruceAcc-6.jpg 640w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/MorneBruceAcc-6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/MorneBruceAcc-6-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15368\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Toyota passenger bus took a plunge into this bushy area when it went out of control. Photo courtesy Larry Larocque<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>William Prevost and three female passengers are fortunate to have sustained minor injuries after the bus he was driving plunged down a cliff en route to a church service on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Prevost was driving the white Toyota bus (HA573) to town on the lower Morne Bruce Road about 9:30 a.m. when the steering wheel malfunctioned; causing the bus to swerve uncontrollably off the road. The vehicle ended up in the vicinity of Centre Street, Kingshill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bus spin left and went down in the falaise [creole and french word for cliff],\u201d according to an eye witness.<\/p>\n<p>A female police officer, her daughter and an elderly woman were the passengers of the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>According to Prevost, he attempted to turn right at a wide corner when he suddenly heard a noise, following which he lost control of steering the vehicle and it continued heading towards the left down the precipice.<\/p>\n<p>His efforts to engage the brakes proved futile, since the bus started \u201cdragging\u201d and there was nothing he could do, but brace himself for the impact. The bus stopped at about 100 feet when it hit a fence in the bushes .Shockingly to the occupants that was the only thing restraining the vehicle from not dropping unto the other street.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[ See more photos in gallery below. Story continues after gallery] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[nggallery id=30]<\/p>\n<p>Prevost predicted that if the fence was not there that would have resulted in serious injuries and the bus could have possibly turned over.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I saw what was happening I tried what I could to stop the bus, but there was no use so I just had to brace myself while the passengers were all in a fright as to what was happening,\u201d he recalled.<\/p>\n<p>The Dominica Fire and Ambulance Service responded to the incident. Within five minutes of the accident rescue workers were already on the scene, Prevost noted, stating that he was unaware who made the call to them.<\/p>\n<p>He said that he managed to get out of the bus to assist the passengers for fire and ambulance officials to transport them to the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) to be examined. The elderly woman sustained a visible injury to her foot.<\/p>\n<p>Prevost is thankful to God that the incident was not a lot worse. Up to Saturday, Prevost was soliciting a crane to get have his bus removed from the scene for inspection by police.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"William Prevost and three female passengers are fortunate to have sustained minor injuries after the bus he was driving plunged down a cliff en route to a church service on Saturday. 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