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Bus Ran Into Terminal
posted (August 18, 2016)
And while that accident happened on the Highway, the commuters at the very crowded Novelo's Bus Terminal got a scare a little over an hour ago. It was due to an out-of-control Westline bus which ran through the metal barriers and crashed into one of the tiny shops inside the terminal itself.

Nobody was hurt, but it made for quite a commotion when the bus lurched forward and knocked aside the metal barriers set up to protect passengers from harm. Best information to us says that the bus had only just pulled up to the barrier, and the driver was getting ready to allow passengers to disembark. He lost control of the bus when something caused it surge forward and slam into one of the stalls. Other reports suggest that the driver was not in the bus.

Our news team was on the scene shortly afterwards, and we spoke to 2 of the business owners whose shops were wrecked because of the accident:

Daniel Ortiz
"We understand that this business is for your cousin?"

Abul Kawsar, Cousin of business owner
"Yes my cousin."

Daniel Ortiz
"Do you know what happened?"

Abul Kawsar, Cousin of business owner
"I see bus come and just broke my shop. When bus come I move and I come outside."

Daniel Ortiz
"Is anything broken and destroyed."

Abul Kawsar, Cousin of business owner
"Yes everything is broken in my shop."

Daniel Ortiz
"Do you guys feel that maybe this is the fault of the driver?"

Abul Kawsar, Cousin of business owner
"Yes."

We understand that it caused a panic to the passengers still on-board the bus, and they had to open a side window to get out.

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