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THORLD-ST. CATHARINES MOTOR BUS NEARLY FALLS INTO OLD WELLAND CANAL
Machine Carrying 18 Pssengers Skids on Icy Pavement and Swings Around
WOMAN INJURED
Mrs. A. McLean Jumps Out of Door and is Jammed Against Pole
[The Welland-Port Colborne Evening Tribune, 9 December 1931]
St. Cathrines, Dec. 9-A motor coach bound from Thorold to St. Catharines,with 18 passengers skidded on the icy pavement on the small hill near lock nine of the old Welland canal, swung about and came to a stop just as it was about to topple into the water.
The only person injured was Mrs. McLean of Thorold, who became frightened when the coach began to swing. She jumped out of the door and was caught by the swinging vehicle which jammed her against a pole, crushing her hip and causing possible internal injuries.
A portion of the bus projected over the edge of the canal bank when the vehicle was eventually brought to a stop. The roadway at this point is along the water’s edge.
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