JOS Leyland National bus on fire
Title
JOS Leyland National bus on fire
Description
"Half Way Tree firemen at work yesterday afternoon after this JOS Leyland National Bus caught on fire along Old Hope Road about 12:15 pm. When driver Norman Durrant was alerted by another motorist that there was fire at the back of the bus, the passengers and conductress Gloria Simpson quickly left and bus driver Durrant tried the fire extinguisher, which failed to work. Another bus came on the scene but its extinguisher was also not working. The cause of the fire was not immediately known."
Subject
Buses; Bus lines - Jamaica; Leyland buses; Commuters
Creator
Daily News
Date
19-Jun-1977
Source
NLJ Photograph Collection IN: Daily News Collection - Jamaica Omnibus Services (JOS)
Identifier
D0009779
Rights
Permission to reproduce this image must be obtained from the National Library of Jamaica.
Format
JPEG
Type
Photograph
Collection
Citation
Daily News, “JOS Leyland National bus on fire,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed December 25, 2024, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/8880.