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1989 VAN HOOL BUS — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

fire · 310949 · 2001-07-31

Vehicle

Make
VAN HOOL
Model
BUS
Year
1989
Manufacturer
BUS & TRUCK SUPPLY CO.
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING OUT OF TOLL BOTH, THE ENGINE STALLED,CONSUMER THEN STARTED IT BACK UP AND AS HE WAS ABOUT TO GAIN SPEED IT STALLED AGAIN, HE THEN PULLED OVER, GOT OUT AND WENT TO THE BACK OF THE BUS AND SAW THAT ANIT-FREEZE WAS LEAKING FROM THE BACK OF THE BUS, AND THEN SMOKE BEGAN TO APPEAR AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO PUT OUT FIRE, HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET ASSISTANCE WITH PUTTING OUT FIRE.(OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT#10-91-313)*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
562260
Machine
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