Miraculous escape when bus hits pedestrian

[glasgowcyclist]

This report on BBC shows CCTV footage (not for the easily distressed) of a bus careering onto a pavement and hitting a pedestrian in Gun Street, Reading today.

It's violent and shocking but the bit that left me gobsmacked is how the man stands up and continues on his way into the pub he's just landed outside (the Purple Turtle) as if nothing had happened.

 

[numbnuts]

He's HARD

 

[glasgowcyclist]

He's HARD

I think it might have been adrenaline, there's a slightly longer video clip which suggests he may have collapsed just inside the pub doorway.

Spoiler

(Spoiler added as the thumbnail might be upsetting to some)

 

[Rooster1]

I live 5 miles from Reading and I know this part of town well. Something has gone very very wrong.

 

[Levo-Lon]

Lol...geeeza..you would go for a beer wouldn't you..and maybe a fag
That lamp post may have killed him if he hit it..very lucky miss

 

[Lonestar]

I live 5 miles from Reading and I know this part of town well. Something has gone very very wrong.

Really?

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

I don't get buses often but, is that normal?

 

[fossyant]

Lady Luck was looking after him today. Blimey.

 

[NorthernDave]

A very lucky chap.

But how fast was that bus going?

 

[accountantpete]

He was a bit stupid - stay down and it adds a few 000's to the compo

 

[Drago]

TFF, can't hold the line, understeers wide. Mind you, for what bus drivers earn its no wonder they can only recruit lunatics.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

He was a bit stupid - stay down and it adds a few 000's to the compo

I think he collapsed out of shot in the doorway. People rush over to attend to him a few seconds later.

 

[Drago]

Surprised he didn't then reverse into my porch...

 

[DaveReading]

TFF, can't hold the line, understeers wide. Mind you, for what bus drivers earn its no wonder they can only recruit lunatics.

Well that will save the cost of an expensive investigation.

 

[Drago]

I am (or was) a qualified A.I. What expertise do you have?