Bus break down on Oodnadatta Track

bit hard to believe that a bus would make them walk 40km....but ya never know!! havent heard anything though...!!

from the Adelaidenow.com.au website:
"INTERNATIONAL tourists trekked 40km through South Australia's searing Outback in search of help after their tour bus ran out of petrol.
A group of 16 European tourists were left stranded outside William Creek in the state's far north after the bus, run by an Adelaide tour company, broke down at 5pm on Friday.

Three holidaymakers and the bus driver walked for nine hours to William Creek where they raised the alarm as the bus was not equipped with a radio.

There were no reported injuries."

Hi Footloose
Why am I not surprised!
In Kakadu late 2006 at Twin Falls we came across a tour group using one of those small 4wd Mitsubishi buses with a member who had 3rd degree burns to the sole of his foot We had a registered nurse travelling with us who treated the burn (12 hours after the event he still had not been treated). On being told that the patient needed to go to hospital the tour leader/driver said.

"Has anybody got a satphone?"

Not only that. Karen found that most of the first aid kit on the bus was YEARS out of date and could not be used. She used stuff from our first aid supplies. It looked like the poor guy was not going to get to hospital until the group made their way back to Darwin in the next day or two. Draw your own conclusions.
I've got the name of the company written down somewhere but can't find it but I believe there's plenty of them out there.

In case you haven't guessed he got p====d and walked onto a camp fire.
Doug

I just cannot believe that a Company that takes money from tourists and then puts their passengers lives at risk, could continue to operate.

If you go to sea, you must carry a minimum amount and type of safety gear.

The same should be mandatory for a Bus Tour Company going "bush".
A UHF radio and an EPIRB at the very least should be on board before they depart.

Totally irresponsible practice and one that should be "snuffed out"