It was designed to help buses... but this is what it can do if they get in the way.

Today Stonebow's controversial rising bollard claimed its latest victim - the number seven to Acomb.

Driver Paul Leetham said he was given a green light at the bollard control, but as he drove over it, he claims it rose up into the front of his full bus.

None of the 40 passengers was hurt in the incident, which blocked off Stonebow at 9am today.

Mr Leetham said: "I was driving over it for the fourth time today and then it just came up out of nowhere and made a mess of the front of the bus."

A council spokesman said the bollard had been taken out of operation pending an investigation into the cause of the crash.

Updated: 11:20 Tuesday, May 22, 2001