A22 - Wednesday, May 2, 1984 '- North Shore News

EE B.C. news 4

DEATH OF STUDENTS
Bus brakes failed inquest told

THE INQUEST into the
death of two Victoria high
school students has opened
with testimony that the bus
the two were riding in ap-
peared to have lost its brakes
while going down a steep and
winding hill near Courtenay.

The coroner's inquest,
being held in Victoria, is
attempting to determine
what caused the deaths of
the two and the injuries of
all but three others aboard
the bus taking students home
after a day of skiing at
Mount Washington.

The specialtly-selected
six-member coroner's jury
also heard that there were 64
passengers aboard the 4%-
seat bus because one bus
that had been chartered to
carry the students to the ski
hill could not make it up the
steep hill.

Photographs presented to
the inquest also appeared to
show that one tire on the

‘Will
move
books’

DESPITE THE presence of
senior ciuuzens and students
who are occupying the David
Thomspon University
Centre’s library, Education
Minister Jack Heinrich said
books and some portable
umits attached to the hbrary
will be moved from the site
as soon as June &

Heinrich made the com
ment as the occupauion of
the untversity. tibrary oan
Nelson entered its fitth day

The protestors have said

thes will mot leave the
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bus, chartered from Conmac

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testified that the The two high school stu- driving behind the bus said
dents died Jan. 30 when the that while the bus’ brake
some bus they were riding in lights were tit, the bus ap-
wound up on its side in a peared to be gathering speed
shallow ditch’ beside the = asit went down the hill.

narrow road. An RCMP witness

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brakes on the bus were not

adjusted.

The inquest ts expected to
be one of the longest ever
he province, with a
of 23 witnesses

scheduled to give tesimony.

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