The Chatham Bus Disaster (1951) - The Marine Cadet Tragedy

At the time it was Britain’s deadliest traffic accident, made all the worse by the fact that the victims were all young boys aged nine to thirteen. A dark night, a group of Sea Cadets marching in the road and a bus being driven with no headlights were the ingredients for this preventable tragedy..... If you would like to support this channel - Although focused primarily on disasters, this channel is all about the interesting, the strange, the unsolved, the tragic. Our world has a varied history full of terrible tragedies, bizarre tales, unexplained events, and extravagant people. I hope you enjoy some of the fascinating stories we have here. #History #Disasters contact: theravenseye@