Minibus Driver hailed a hero - 19th June 2009



Total Insurance have learned about the driver of a minibus which crashed down a motorway embankment and has been hailed a hero by passengers who have said his actions saved their lives''.

The driver, who was in control of the 33 seater minibus which was travelling back to Burnley after a works outing, fought to control the minibus as it crashed down an embankment near junction 29 of the M6 Passengers were injured when a transit van shunted into the rear of the rented minibus pushing it down the embankment as they returned home, shortly after 10pm. Most of the passengers escaped with minor injuries including a man who had to have plastic surgery after he severed his right index finger in the accident.

The driver, who has been driving minibuses for 13 years, said he did what any other driver would have done. The 46-year-old, said: "There was no time to do anything" I had to use 100 per cent of my concentration to keep the bus under control and I had some degree of control but the back of the minibus flipped on its side.

"After a couple of minutes I realised I wasn''t hurt and got out through the windscreen and gave a hand to those who were still in there." Passengers have said that they believed that the drivers actions had saved their lives. One said: "It could have been a lot worse if the bus driver had not kept control of the minibus.

"I want to thank the bus driver for saving my life. "I was extremely scared when I heard the bang I thought a tyre had blown out and we had to swerve towards the central reservation. "It was blind panic and every one just held on to something.

 

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