Teenager hit by bus in Cwmbran (From South Wales Argus)
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Teenager hit by bus in Cwmbran
10:00am Sunday 16th September 2012 in News
COLLISION: The bus which hit the 17-year-old boy near the Working Men’s Club in Chapel Street, Pontnewydd
A 17-YEAR-OLD boy was hit by a bus in Cwmbran yesterday.
The collision, near the Working Men’s Club in Chapel Street, Pontnewydd, happened at around 2.45pm and ambulance crews were on the scene within 60 seconds.
Gwent Police confirmed that the boy and a 57-year-old passenger on the bus were taken to the Royal Gwent Hospital with minor injuries.
Comments(9)
Postee
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5:31pm Sun 16 Sep 12
samijane123
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9:31pm Sun 16 Sep 12
Postee wrote:They did take about 8 mins to arrive on the scene no 60 seconds like its been stated i know as it was my father who was taken to hospital off that bus .
it was more like 8 mins and then 15 minz before the 2 Ambulances were on the scene
rhinestine
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12:32pm Mon 17 Sep 12
samijane123 wrote:Hope he is ok, what was the boy doing in the road?
Postee wrote:They did take about 8 mins to arrive on the scene no 60 seconds like its been stated i know as it was my father who was taken to hospital off that bus .
it was more like 8 mins and then 15 minz before the 2 Ambulances were on the scene
and2ys
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12:35pm Mon 17 Sep 12
samijane123 wrote:Press 99% of the time get it wrong.
Postee wrote:They did take about 8 mins to arrive on the scene no 60 seconds like its been stated i know as it was my father who was taken to hospital off that bus .
it was more like 8 mins and then 15 minz before the 2 Ambulances were on the scene
Aquarius
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6:22pm Mon 17 Sep 12
Today is Monday. Yesterday was Sunday. Service 1 (as stated on the front of the bus) doesn't even run on a Sunday. Surely therefore, this happened on Saturday?
Apart from that... It would be very rare these days - given the state of the Ambulance Service - for a vehicle to be on scene in 60 seconds, unless they happened to be passing!
Aquarius
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6:25pm Mon 17 Sep 12
In addition to my best wishes for the boy and passenger, I should also hope that the bus driver is too.
aliparry
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1:02pm Tue 18 Sep 12
jonesyofgwent
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4:25pm Wed 19 Sep 12
aliparry wrote:as tragic as your incident is and very glad that the out come was good is not the Ambulance crew's who are at fault. There is a system in which they work too and i know that the road staff are not happy with the way that calls are categorized . There are a number of issues which could help the Ambulance Service which for example getting G. P's to do more too treat their patients at home and members of the public actually calling 999 for what it's there for such as life threatening emergencies and limb threatening injuries.
8 minutes ? thats good, my daughter was bleeding out and after 4 calls to 999 it still took an hour for the ambulance to arrive , in which time my daughter was gone in my arms. The only good thing i can say is that they brought her back. apart from that not a good word to say about them
It's also my understanding of this incident is that the boy actually jumped out in front of the bus which the argus has failed to mention.
Flash heart says...
4:47pm Sun 16 Sep 12
Proud to be British. Bang on!