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Three passengers were injured when a deer jumped through the windshield of a public transit bus in Warwick, R.I. Monday, officials said. Dramatic videos released by the Rhode Island Public Transit ...
SEATTLE (KOMO/CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A school bus driver was struck by a metal chunk that came through the windshield while he was driving on the interstate. A Seattle area school bus driver is ...
RIPTA driver recounts deer crashing through bus windshield by: Sarah Bawden. Posted: Jun 12, 2024 / 04:07 PM EDT. ... of whom two were injured by shattered glass from the windshield.
As he drove along Interstate 405 in Bellevue, he was hit in the chest by a metal bar that flew through his windshield. “It was instantaneous. It was violent,” O’Leary said. “I could see the slice in ...
That windshield is now being displayed in the bus office. And as for that piece of metal, O’Leary decided to keep it. “He's a hero, he's an absolute hero,” said Tammy Ayers of Teamsters 763.
Once the bus stops, the elephant stands still for a moment, before finally ramming its tusks into the windshield, shattering the glass. A few passengers shout in response, but the driver remains calm.
Less than a week later, the school bus driver is back on the job. He walked away with glass cuts to his face, a serious bruise to the chest and one wild story.
As he drove along Interstate 405 in Bellevue, he was hit in the chest by a metal bar that flew through his windshield. “It was instantaneous. It was violent,” O’Leary said.