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From: Roland Perry on 14 Dec 2009 17:01 In message <28b72f86-10dc-4f32-abaa-404293f75793(a)v25g2000yqk.googlegroups.com>, at 08:41:35 on Mon, 14 Dec 2009, collybs <peter(a)collybs.co.uk> remarked: >The driver has now been sacked > >http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/8412071.stm Sacking someone *before* you've investigated is always a bit risky, but they've obviously made their mind up it was the driver's fault. -- Roland Perry
From: Ivor Jones on 14 Dec 2009 19:48 On 14/12/09 22:01, Roland Perry wrote: > In message > <28b72f86-10dc-4f32-abaa-404293f75793(a)v25g2000yqk.googlegroups.com>, at > 08:41:35 on Mon, 14 Dec 2009, collybs <peter(a)collybs.co.uk> remarked: >> The driver has now been sacked >> >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/8412071.stm > > Sacking someone *before* you've investigated is always a bit risky, but > they've obviously made their mind up it was the driver's fault. We had a similar incident (although on an empty bus, fortunately) a few years ago. The driver was sacked but won his appeal when it was found that he had been sent on a route protested he hadn't been route trained on it. He turned left instead of right immediately before the bridge and crunch... Ivor
From: Ivor Jones on 14 Dec 2009 19:51 On 15/12/09 00:48, Ivor Jones wrote: > On 14/12/09 22:01, Roland Perry wrote: >> In message >> <28b72f86-10dc-4f32-abaa-404293f75793(a)v25g2000yqk.googlegroups.com>, at >> 08:41:35 on Mon, 14 Dec 2009, collybs <peter(a)collybs.co.uk> remarked: >>> The driver has now been sacked >>> >>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/8412071.stm >> >> Sacking someone *before* you've investigated is always a bit risky, but >> they've obviously made their mind up it was the driver's fault. > > We had a similar incident (although on an empty bus, fortunately) a few > years ago. The driver was sacked but won his appeal when it was found > that he had been sent on a route protested he hadn't been route trained > on it. He turned left instead of right immediately before the bridge and > crunch... Oops try reading before posting <g> That *should* read The driver was sacked but won his appeal when it was found that he had been sent on a route even though he'd protested he hadn't been route trained on it. Late night (my excuse and I'm sticking to it..!) Ivor
From: collybs on 18 Dec 2009 09:53 Driver says that the accident has ruined his life see http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/crime/School-bus-crash-driver-Accident-ruined-life/article-1621268-detail/article.html
From: Cynic on 18 Dec 2009 10:19
On Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:53:13 -0800 (PST), collybs <peter(a)collybs.co.uk> wrote: > >Driver says that the accident has ruined his life > >see http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/crime/School-bus-crash-driver-Accident-ruined-life/article-1621268-detail/article.html I note that the driver states that (a) he was using a satnav and (b) it was foggy. So maybe I didn't imagine the original news report of the incident after all. -- Cynic |