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The LUCKNOWSENTINEL
LUCKNQW, ONTARIO
i'The Sepoy Town On. the Huron•Bri ce Boundary
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WEDNESDAY,. APRIL lith, 1967
JUry.M�keS�f�tyJecomm�ndaiiofls.At
Inquest Of W�yne:Caurtney Last Weep
,A.lack'of protection for riders in
' the bus ,in'which three Ripley dis-•.
, trict youths lost their lives Febru
ary 20,drew criticism from a corori
•er's jury, in. Kincardine. Thursday..
The- inquest'was into the death
of. Wayne MacDonald Courtney,''
17 instantly killed when the bus ,
collided with a CNR dayliner in
.Ripley: His brother', Blain, and
Kennettiillen;, both also 17, died
of injuries soon after
The jury recbmmended that the
department of transport raise the
standards .of protection' for all
vehicles used: for passenger trans- •
portation.
Another recommendation was
that all urban railway' crossingsbe
equipped with warning devices:
LIGHTSAPPROVED
Flasher lights have -been ' approv-
ed for'crossings at Huron*and Queen
Streets in Ripley since, the crash,
P Y
The jury was told that nine youths
were riding from the hockey game.
in the Ripley Arena to a local rest-
aurant to, celebrate a 5-3 playoff
win over Brussels. The collision
With . the train' was at a tossing on.
Huron Street,'' 100 yards from the -.
arena. •
Theyrode in a 1964 multi-purpose
.light van which had been:converted
into a school bus.' Bench -type
seats ran': along both sides of the
vehicle , there, was nothing for the
passengers to hold ,onto and ;there,
were numerous,.projections in the :'
vehicle which Dr. J. B: Tindall of
Ripley described as ."lethal pro-
jections .which I am -sure contribut-•
ed to the' deaths."
:Dr: Tindall was the first medical
manat the scene..., Be noted that •
there was no padding inside:the ,
vehicle,
'Charles Liddle; 17, of'R.R:•4,
Ripley ,:driver of the bus owned'by'
'his father, was brought frorn hose-
italin wheelchair to testify.. •
REMEMBERS; NOTHING
Charles .said• he remembers noth-
ing after leaving .the ;.arena dress-.
ing room. •
The train wastraveiling,at 30,
to 35 miles an •hour , said engineer
•Raymond Farr of Stratford.
". I 'saw the vehicle coming, and
knew it was not *going to stop so. L.
.put ,the brakes 'in the' ernergenpy
position:"
,Speed limit for this.type of train
in Ripley is 50 miles an hour.
• On coliisionthe bus went end
over end' .and .:onto a: snow: bank,
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BY SHIRLEY I. KELLER *
Two :hungry county ,councillors
managed to`swing.one more 'gaunt
councillor's vote on,•a motion to..
increase the per diem .allotment
for eating purposes from• $5:, to
$7.50.
Duff Thompson, reeve of Clinton
and 'Calvin Krauter, reeve of, •
Brussels said that since the .cost 'of
everything .else was rising .lit seem,
ed only, .right that county counei-
11ors should receive an increased• •
eating allowance while travelling
on 'county business: •
Exeter Reeve Derry Boyle intim-
ated that anyone who couldn't get`
enough to eat. on $5.- Per 'day, ,:
_should carrya lunch. Tuckersrnith
reeve Elgin Thompson agreed , and:
noted that, in his area persons`
could get,a banquet for •$2., • .
When 'the.matter came to a, vote,
Frank McFadden, reeve of the
village,.of •Bayfield completed the
trio in favour: of the- expense':
Mid-way'through the 'afternoon
Pg
roceedin s,.•K'rauter and Duff
Thornpspn ,were ,called to the front.
of the chamber'and each
Presented with;a candy bar... r
"Just to. nibble on.," warned War- •
den Don McKenzie.
said. Ivan Benson of. Ripley...He w•as •
the. bus• in: his.own car: ,`.
'following,
He.said te saw the train and heard •
the. whistle.
Howard •Hodge, a' Ripley" motor
mechanic who examined the bus
atter the. crash, said the front •
'wheel brake linings'were badly
worn
THROWN AGAINST SIGN
Wayne, Courtney:' was thrown
from the bus.against a railway
crossing sign, OPP Constable
John Hatch of ':Kincardine said. The
right front of the train and deft
front Of the bus .collided ` and on
impact'the doors of the bus sprang
open,
Coroner D.'A. D. Milne of .Kin-
cardine conducted the inquest.
assisted, by Crown Attorney George
Pattison•. Jury members were Alex
ander. McCharles, foreman; •Carr;;
ick Coiling, ;Albert McTavish and
Elmer, Smeitzer,' all of Huron
Township, and Harvey Linklater,,.,
Kincarine MiLinklater was
pressed into service when one of.
the sommonsed jury members.
failed to appear.
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