A mother has slammed the state of a road after she and her baby were covered in puddle water by a passing bus.
Elizabeth Gomm criticised Bucks Council over the condition of Chalfont St Peter High Street after a Carousel bus driver hit a pothole covering her family in freezing muddy water on Saturday morning.
Ms Gomm was heading to the Co-op with her husband and infant son when a bus pulled up to a stop outside the shop, hit a rut and they were covered “from head to toe”.
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She said it is “absolutely infuriating” the road is in “such a state” when people pay “so much council tax”, adding someone could “easily break their ankle” if they stepped in the pothole.
On social media she asked Bucks Council who she should send the cleaning bill to.
“Thank you to the Carousel bus driver that drove through a giant pothole in Chalfont St Peter and covered me, my baby and pram from head to toe in muddy water,” she wrote online.
Adding: “Bucks Council – the state of the high street road is disgusting. Who should I send the cleaning bill to?”
Speaking to the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS), she said: “My husband and I were heading into the Co-op when the bus pulled up going through the muddy puddle and covered us in mud.
“I don’t think the bus driver noticed and there was a long line of people waiting to board. My little boy was covered in muddy water and it was freezing cold so I didn’t hang around to say anything but headed into the shop to clean him up and got a pic of the bus on the way in.
“It’s absolutely infuriating that the roads are left in such a state that things like this happen when we pay so much council tax.
“Our clothes were filthy as was my pram (which isn’t cheap) and again, it’s another expense for us to pay for to clean it up – not to mention if someone stepped out into the road to cross there, they could easily break their ankle.”
Ms Gomm's infant son splashed with icy mud
She added: “Don’t even get me started on the state of the road you have to cross by the mini roundabout.”
Steven Broadbent, Cabinet Member for Transport said: “We are very sorry to hear about the unpleasant incident experienced by Ms Gomm and her child. We are investing £100m in our roads over coming years to make improvements as well as a programme to clear all gullies around the county to hopefully reduce the amounts of surface water on roads.
“With 3,200km of maintained roads in the county unfortunately we don’t have the funding to address all defects identified immediately. Following inspection, defects are categorised in terms of priority with those posing a safety risk treated first. Those that are deemed more minor will be dealt with at a later date and are monitored in the meantime to check for any future deterioration and treated if they present a risk.
“Members of the public should report road defects to us using the Fix My Street form on our website. It’s quick and easy to do and all reports are investigated by our transport team.”
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