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Milton Keynes bus passenger breaks ankles Woman's ankles broken in Milton Keynes bus drama
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A woman suffered two broken ankles when a section of loose road sliced through the bottom of a bus in Milton Keynes, a town transport forum said. A woman suffered two broken ankles when a concrete road slab sliced through the bottom of a bus in a freak accident.
Milton Keynes bus user group said the vehicle was on Lower Ninth Street going towards Midsummer Boulevard. It happened in Milton Keynes as a loose road-section lifted up, went through the bus floor and struck the 60-year-old woman's legs.
Spokesman Peter Ballantyne said: "A large slab of concrete lifted up and went straight through the floor." Bus operator Arriva said it may have happened when the bus's front wheels went over a stone.
The council said it made urgent repairs and a "full permanent" fix was planned. The council said it had made urgent repairs to the stretch of road and a "full permanent" fix was planned.
Bus operator Arriva said it may have happened when the front wheels went over the stone, but it had "never heard of anything like this happening before". 'Nothing like it'
'Accidents happen' The vehicle had been turning into Lower Ninth Street going towards Midsummer Boulevard on 29 June. The incident was made public by the Milton Keynes Bus User Group.
Mr Ballantyne said as well as breaking both ankles, he understood the 60-year-old woman's legs had been injured. Spokesman Peter Ballantyne said: "It was one of these freak accidents that can occur, but it could have been avoided."
The woman was injured on 29 June but the bus forum has only just made the incident public. Mr Ballantyne said he had been asking the council to look at the quality of the road surfaces in the area for 18 months.
He added he had been asking the council to look at the quality of the road surfaces in that area for 18 months. Arriva said it had "never heard of anything like this happening before".
"It was one of these freak accidents that can occur, but it could have been avoided," he said. Milton Keynes Council said it was "shocked and saddened" at the "very unfortunate incident".
Milton Keynes Council said it was "shocked and saddened" at the "very unfortunate incident" and was investigating. Councillor John Bint said: "[I offer] deep sympathies to the lady in question. Clearly sometimes accidents happen and can't be prevented."
Councillor John Bint said: "[I offer] deep sympathies to the lady in question, clearly sometimes accidents happen and can't be prevented.
"Although there was general concern about the wider area of which this is part, this particular loose piece of stone hadn't been reported because if it had been reported it would have been acted on."
He said repairs had been made in "less than 48 hours" and further work would make sure the entire area was "fit" before major investment work in that area in the next couple of years.