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My immediate thoughts\nafter landing flat on my face (not very Bond like I’m
\nafraid!) was that I really had proved how idiotic a race we
\nBrits are! I assumed everyone had watched and would laugh
\non my cowering return. But it would appear that fate was
\nwith me that night and I will never doubt my instincts
\nagain. For as I stood and turned to look round the bus was
\ncontinuing to move backwards, rapidly gathering speed as it
\nheaded back down the hill and very obviously out of
\ncontrol. It all happened incredibly quickly and in the dark
\nI still am not certain of the chain of events, I just
\nremember hearing the crunching of the sand under the wheels
\nas they squeaked backwards and watched in amazement as the
\nbus bowled backwards gathering speed veering towards the
\nverge and onto the bank below. It was in that moment that I
\nknew there was nothing we could do but hope and pray as I
\nstood paralysed and helpless and watched as it creaked and
\nwobbled off the road, turned over onto its side and banged
\nto a halt as it slid down the bank, the brakes screeching
\nand flying up sparks as it finally came to rest.<\/p>\n