Overloaded bus plunges into trench

A fireman attempts to assist the conductor of the bus after he went back into the bus looking for the vehicle’s registration and insurance. (Photo by Neilon A Dias)

An overloaded minibus plunged into the trench at the corner of Homestretch and Mandela avenues yesterday afternoon after its brakes apparently failed. There was no serious injury.

The driver of the Route 48 bus and the conductor denied that the bus was overloaded; however passengers and onlookers at the scene of the crash told Stabroek News that there were 19 passengers including children.

None of the passengers was severely injured but a few were checked by