The family of a woman who need a double leg amputation after a bus collision have urged drivers to show more compassion. Work will start next week on Pilgrim Street to upgrade the area. Work to begin on the Gateshead side of the Tyne Bridge.
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00:00 I'm Imogen Holland, Tampa your North East News update.
00:07 A family of a woman who needed double leg amputation after a bus collision have urged
00:11 drivers to show more compassion.
00:13 Scott Cliff was driving a bus and mistakenly believed that Joan Scott had previously tried
00:18 to ride the bus without paying.
00:19 He closed the doors and drove off but Joan's walking stick was trapped in the door and
00:23 she was dragged under the bus tyres.
00:26 Cliff has since been jailed.
00:29 Work will start next week on Pilgrim Street to upgrade the area.
00:33 The work includes new pavements as well as a two-way cycle lane.
00:38 And finally from Sunday, work will begin on a super crossing at the southern end of the
00:42 Tyne Bridge.
00:44 Lane closures will be in place for four weeks from this Sunday so allow plenty of time for
00:48 your journey.
00:49 For more information visit www.tampac.gov.au/bus-crossing-and-bus-stop-closing.
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