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Horrifying Moment school bus trapped on a level crossing as Train approaches
- Published_at:2012-10-31
- Category:Entertainment
- Channel:khairiyo
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- description: A bus driver who had just dropped of schoolchildren risked his own life as he tried to squeeze his double decker vehicle through a level crossing and got stuck between the closing barriers. Marcus Lamm, 21, tried to pass over the train tracks despite the lights flashing and the gates closing in Manningtree, Essex. But he got stuck behind a slow agricultural vehicle and did not make it across before the barriers closed, trapping him on the tracks. In the video, the huge bus can be seen straddling the tracks and Lamm sitting there and trying to inch the bus forward. Lamm lost his job with First because of the incident Lamm lost his job with First because of the incident When he believes he is clear of the tracks, he suddenly stops - preventing the gate from fully closing so it keeps banging on the roof of the bus. Lamm, of Jaywick, admitted driving without due care and attention when he appeared at Colchester Magistrates' Court yesterday. The court heard how his driving blunder was spotted on CCTV and the operator was able to raise the gates before a train came. Lamm told the court he had not seen the warning lights and thought he had enough time to get across. Representing himself, he said: 'I had been sitting waiting for the train to come past with the barrier down. 'It came up and I followed with the traffic that was moving. 'It was safe at the time. I didn't see any lights as I went through but obviously they were flashing. 'I don't know what happened between me moving off and getting stuck.' Lamm, a former Tendring Technology College student, said he has lost his job with First as a result of the incident on July 19. He is now a bus driver with New Horizon Travel, in Frating. Lamm was handed a £300 fine, £100 court costs and had nine points on his licence. Chairman of the bench Michael Mitchinson refused to believe Lamm had not seen the warning lights. He added: 'It is clear the lights turned before you even moved off. 'We accept you were following a tractor but you shouldn't have followed unless it was safe to clear the railway lines. 'Any excuses about not seeing the light don't really apply.'
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