Hartlepool History Then & Now

Overturned bus in snow

What we know about this image :

The double-decker, carrying 72 passengers, was travelling from West Hartlepool to Port Clarence when the bus went out of control near Seaton Carew. The bus ended up on its side in a field which was 6 feet below road level. One man, Charles William Taylor of Middlesbrough, was killed and a woman, Doreen Makin of West Hartlepool, suffered chest injuries.

Date (of image) : 8/1/1945

Donor : Hartlepool Museum Service

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