News Story
The brigade had members at three calls at once this evening, and all were motor vehicle accidents. The first was in Atkinson Road, Titirangi, a serious crash, where a car had run off into a ditch leaving an elderly man with head injuries. The road was blocked until the patient left the scene and police carried out investigations. The second was a call for assistance by Silverdale Operational Support at a crash on Whangaparaoa Road, Tindalls Beach. A bus, one of the longest bendy-buses, had lost control, sliding down a steep part of the road until it was at right angles across the roadway and hit a power pole, snapping it at the base. No one was injured but the bus which blocked the main road from kerb to kerb could not be moved until the power pole was stabilised. This occurred on a stretch of the peninsula road where no diversions are possible so motorists had to wait for hours until the situation was made safe and the bus removed. The canteen also responded to this long duration job.
The third call was to Te Atatu where a car had collided with a pole. Included in the clean-up was making a large oil slick safe, assisted by the salvage tender from Balmoral Station. The "all clear" from this call at 9.10pm ended a busy period for the brigade which had begun just before 5 o'clock.
