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Fatal bus crash man 'loved job' | Fatal bus crash man 'loved job' |
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A bus driver killed in a head-on crash in South Yorkshire died doing the job he loved, his widow has said. | A bus driver killed in a head-on crash in South Yorkshire died doing the job he loved, his widow has said. |
Peter Drury was driving a double-decker bus which was in collision with a skip lorry on the A630 Doncaster Road at Hooton Roberts, near Rotherham. | |
The skip lorry had been involved in a crash with a single-decker bus and had moved to the opposite side of the road into Mr Drury's path. | The skip lorry had been involved in a crash with a single-decker bus and had moved to the opposite side of the road into Mr Drury's path. |
Mr Drury's widow Brenda said he was "well-loved by his family and friends". | |
"He'll be sorely missed," she said. | "He'll be sorely missed," she said. |
Mr Drury, 57, who lived in the Brinsworth area of Rotherham, was one of First Travel Group's longest-serving employees. | Mr Drury, 57, who lived in the Brinsworth area of Rotherham, was one of First Travel Group's longest-serving employees. |
'Shocked and saddened' | |
"He died doing the job that he had loved for the past 35 years," Mrs Drury said. | "He died doing the job that he had loved for the past 35 years," Mrs Drury said. |
First Group said in a statement: "Peter was a gentleman and nothing was ever too much trouble for him. | |
"He always had a smile on his face and loved to laugh and joke with his colleagues. He will be sorely missed by all who knew him." | |
Bob Hamilton, managing director at First in South Yorkshire, said: "This was a tragic incident and my deepest sympathies go out to Peter's family. | |
"The whole of our company has been left shocked and saddened by what happened on Friday. | |
"I would particularly like to praise those employees who, along with the emergency services, acted extremely professionally to deal with the immediate after effects of the collision." | |
Eighteen people were injured in the crash. | Eighteen people were injured in the crash. |
The driver of the single-decker bus, a 35-year-old Sheffield man, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and has been released on bail until July. | The driver of the single-decker bus, a 35-year-old Sheffield man, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and has been released on bail until July. |
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