Man Who Drives Bus for a Living Sends His Own Car Off a Bank Trying to Park
December 31, 2022
PHOTO: Supplied to NZ Herald
A bus driver’s attempt to park his car went horribly wrong on Friday night, as he ended up careening his vehicle down a steep bank and into a family’s apartment.
It left the North Shore family in shock, as they watched the bus driver exit his vehicle almost completely unharmed.
The apartment complex on Monte Casino Pl in Birkdale backs onto a hill which at the top houses a parking lot for bus drivers.
It turned into a recipe for disaster, as one resident discovered when she arrived home at 10pm and texted people from her garage.
“I just heard this loud bang and went upstairs to see my husband and children there, they were saying ‘guess what happened’,” she said.
What happened, as it turned out, was the bus driver had misjudged his bearings while reversing his Toyota Hilux - losing control after failing to stop at the fenceline.