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La Tour-de-Peilz (VD)Bus accident: “A motorcycle was projected 1 meter from a child”
Friday, a public transport driver Vevey-Montreux-Chillon-Villeneuve, lost control of the bus and struck a series of parked vehicles. He was lucky.
“I heard a gigantic body of body from my room which overlooks the road. A bus completely unzipped parking cars and scooters. One of them was dragged over 200 meters. ” A resident of La Tour-de-Peilz (VD) witnessed a road accident, which occurred on Friday, around 1:30 p.m., in the city center, between a line bus and several vehicles.
“It could have been very serious”
“A little girl was hot. She was sitting on the restaurant terrace in front of the street. A motorcycle was projected a meter from her. It could have been very serious, ”continues the Boéland. According to the one who observed the scene from home, the bus driver spoke for a long time with the police on the spot. “The latter was standing in front of the agents. He looked rather in good shape. He spoke to them by making gestures at the steering wheel, as if he had lost control or that he had failed to guide the bus. Perhaps a discomfort or a mechanical problem … “continues the local inhabitant.
Contacted, the Vaudoise police explain that a bus from the Vevey-Montreux-Villeneuve (VMCV) public transport has deviated from its trajectory, for a reason that the investigation will have to determine. The driver, a 63 -year -old Swiss, hit eleven vehicles in total. Luckily, no one was injured. But the damage on vehicles is important. The circumstances of the accident must still be clarified. At this stage, the driver’s discomfort track seems privileged.
