Road Accident

The bus I was on tried to change to the left lane but the bus captain failed to see the lorry occupying the lane. The sound of the impact made some of the passengers gasp and many peered through the windows to see what just happened. On the next bus stop, the driver disembarked after asking us passengers to wait. It was impressive that the driver from both parties acted so calmly. It was just a minor accident and nobody got hurt. Both drivers made some calls and after maybe 10 minutes, another bus of the same service number arrived. We were asked to transfer to the other bus, tapping out on the first bus but not tapping in on the second bus. In other words, it was a free ride from that point on. So this is how SBS deals with such incidents. The lorry wasn't already there when we transferred so I didn't see how big the damage was to it. The bus' front bumper was ripped on the left side and the housing for the left headlight was gone.

This all happened along Lornie Road and it was the first time I saw an SBS bus in an accident.