On 30th May 1955, a fire engine which was on the way to a grass fire on the Headland, collided with a United bus at the Church Square and Stockton Street junction. The bus had come down Hart Road(now Raby Road) and was travelling to the United Bus Station. Binns store can be seen on the right behind the bus.
Another fire engine was sent to the fire and the accident took half an hour to clear, attracting a lot of onlookers at the busy juntion.
Date (of image) : 30/5/1955
Donor : Hartlepool Museum Service
Creator : NDM
Location
Images relating to buses, coaches and other passenger vehicles in Hartlepool and the surrounding area.
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Barnard St (Clarke St now) Fire Station opened in 1890 and was replaced by the current station in Stockton St in 1959.
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