JOS bus crash along Half Way Tree Road
Title
JOS bus crash along Half Way Tree Road
Description
"JOS bus crash along Half Way Tree Road: JOS Driver Floret Thomas (right) explains to Police Constable Whibly how this bus crashed into the utility pole along Half Way Tree Road Sunday afternoon. According to Mrs. Thomas, she applied the brakes and the bus skidded and crashed into the pole. Two passengers and a pedestrian were slightly injured. The accident caused a 20-minute power cut in the vicinity and damaged a juke box and three other machines at the Cloud Nine club a short distance away. A JPSCo engineer is seen repairing the line at left."
Subject
Traffic accidents - Jamaica; Bus accidents - Jamaica; Buses; Leyland buses; Bus lines - Jamaica
Creator
Alvin Jones (Daily News)
Date
Nov-1974
Source
NLJ Photograph Collection IN: Daily News Collection - Jamaica Omnibus Services (JOS)
Identifier
D0009767
Rights
Permission to reproduce this image must be obtained from the National Library of Jamaica.
Format
JPEG
Type
Photograph
Collection
Citation
Alvin Jones (Daily News), “JOS bus crash along Half Way Tree Road,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed October 30, 2024, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/8869.