Bus rams shelter

Tuesday 29 October 2019

It is not a good day to be a bus driver.

Hours after one was spotted driving the wrong way down a one-way road, another bus rammed into the shelter on the Grange opposite Lukis House, smashing one of its side windows and showering the pavement with glass.

At around 14:45, Guernsey Police had to start to redirect busy afternoon traffic around the bus, causing traffic to back up all around Town for both drivers coming in to St Peter Port and those trying to leave town.

Pictured: Traffic was redirected around the bus while a cleanup team cleared the glass. 

No one was injured in the incident, and another bus which was driving behind the vehicle which crashed helped to take its passengers. A Joint Emergency Services Control Centre spokesperson confirmed that the bus had hit the shelter, but all of the passengers were safe. 

A cleanup crew was quickly on the scene and helped to clear the area of glass, but traffic took some time to clear afterwards. 

Earlier today, a bus was photographed driving the wrong way up a one way road near Haute Capelles. CT Plus said it would be investigating what happened, but confirmed it was aware of the incident, and the bus had been returned to the correct route. 

Pictured top: The bus hit the shelter on the Grange and caused a great deal of traffic.