A bus driver that caused an accident on the Princes Highway at Dunmore while doing a U-turn last week may have missed a turn-off.
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The Premier Illawarra Route 71 bus was travelling south along the Princes Highway at around 2pm on Thursday when it tried to use a U-turn crossing signposted as only for emergency services.
The crossing features a No U-turn sign and is located immediately south of the Riverside Drive exit - which is where the Route 71 is supposed to travel.
A police spokesman said a ute ran into the rear of the bus which blocked the lane after it got stuck in the crossing due to a dip in the road.
The spokesman said investigations were continuing and added it was an offence for vehicles to disobey the no U-turn sign.
"Transport operators who provide contracted services to the NSW government are also subject to the normal regulatory and law enforcement in NSW," a Transport for NSW spokesman said.
The Office of Transport Safety Investigations (OTSI) is responsible for looking into crashes involving services delivered under a NSW government contract.
It is understood the OTSI is not investigating the incident.
Premier Illawarra declined to comment.
Glen Humphries
I'm an award-winning senior journalist with the Illawarra Mercury and have well over two decades' worth of experience in newspapers. I cover the three local councils in the Illawarra for the Mercury, state and federal politics, as well as writing for the TV guide. If I'm not writing, I'm reading.
I'm an award-winning senior journalist with the Illawarra Mercury and have well over two decades' worth of experience in newspapers. I cover the three local councils in the Illawarra for the Mercury, state and federal politics, as well as writing for the TV guide. If I'm not writing, I'm reading.
