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Burnaby mountain weather causes bus incident

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By Graham Cook

 

Following heavy snowfall at SFU’s Burnaby campus, a TransLink bus ended up jackknifed by the West Mall bus loop. It apparently occurred because the bus could not get sufficient traction. The accident was fairly minor and was cleared out of the way in around 30 minutes. There are no reports of students being harmed in the incident. TransLink spokesperson Drew Snider told The Peak that the road crews were able to keep the road plowed and sanded. He added that he hopes the crews are able to achieve similiar results in any future bad weather situations.

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