Toyota flies into Brisbane bus and gets wedged sideways
A 45-year-old woman was taken to hospital after her Toyota Yaris became airborne and lodged in the side of a bus in Brisbane. The other driver involved was fined for careless driving.
A bizarre crash in Brisbane's southern suburb of Rocklea on Wednesday evening left a blue Toyota Yaris embedded in the side of a council bus. Police said the car hit a traffic island and was catapulted into the air before crashing into the vehicle. The rear of the car was left sticking out from the bus.
The driver of the Yaris, a 45-year-old woman from Pallara, was admitted to hospital suffering from shock. The bus driver, a 66-year-old man from Sunnybank Hills, escaped serious injury.
According to Queensland police, the incident began when the driver of a black SsangYong, a 66-year-old man from Durack, attempted to merge from a centre lane and turn off near the intersection of Beaudesert and Granard roads. The Yaris driver, travelling in the outer lane, swerved to avoid the SsangYong but lost control and ended up in the middle of the bus.
The SsangYong driver was later fined $690 and given three demerit points for driving without due care and attention. Brisbane City Council confirmed that no passengers were on the bus at the time of the crash.
A witness who filmed the aftermath from a passing car struggled to process what he saw. "There's literally a car in the bus," he said. "A car in the bus. Guys, a car in the bus."
The scene drew comparisons to the 1980 film The Blues Brothers, in which a police car becomes wedged in the back of a truck.
