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Show BINGHAM SCHOOL BUS ROLLS DOWN , EMBANKMENT The school bus which carries the students from Coperton to the Bingham High School overturned just above the precipitating plant while conveying the students to school about eight-thirty Monday morning. It is reported that the truck ran out of gas and stalled, that the driver llunnor Martinson undertook un-dertook to buck down the hill to i filling staton, when he lost control con-trol and the car loaded with about 25 boys and girls was preei-pated preei-pated down a 25-foot . embankment. embank-ment. The most seriously injured injur-ed were Lois Fernley, whose right colar bone , was , broken, Delia Smith whoso feet were crushed. She also received other wounds and bruises. E;hel Watkins whose back wa? wrcneh- .j tti rt i :.3 ed. Helen Condas was bruised about the face, head, aaid body. About 'fifteen others were Blighty Bligh-ty injured with bruises and scratches scrat-ches of a more or less minor nature. na-ture. After receiving treatment at the Bingham General hospital all were taken to their homes with exception of Lois Fernlev and Delia Smith. An electric light pole about half way down the steep incline of the road bed broke the momentum of he car to a great extent, and to his is attributed the fact that the occupants were no more seriously seri-ously injured. After striking the pole tihe big car turned over and the top and bed of the bus were completely torn off. It is reported that Martinson had thrown the car out of gear ndcavoring to coast backward down the hill to the gas station when he discovered that his brakes were in poor condition and being out of gear had no means of checking the speed of the car. It is indeed fortunate that it did not turn out more serious. ' The Bulle'cin has hereto fore called attention to the unprotected unpro-tected embankments and curves along the Bingham Highway, and suggest that steps be taken to make this road as safe as possible-. We again call attention to this condition and also to the fact that the Bingham highway is with out lights and although there are many turns, fills and dugways, none of them have ev-r ev-r been ecpiipped with guardrails. We hope that some of the clubs, ffieials, or citizens of Bingham will interest themselves in this 'matter to the end that ths condition con-dition may be remedied before a more serions accident occurs. |