Part of the ceiling lining fell right in the aisle. “Miraculously, no one was hurt,” said an eyewitness. The incredible incident occurred at noon on Friday (03/10/2023) on bus number 040, which was on the route Piraeus-Kallithea. At the same time, there were about 40 passengers in the cabin.
A bus owned by the Athens Urban Transport Organization (OASA) And recognized as fit for use before the work shift, almost fell apart.
Passengers who were present at the incident told the Alfa channel that suddenly there was a loud noise, as if something had cracked, fallen and broken. “It happened at 12:50 when the bus was traveling to Kallithea from Piraeus. We heard a noise, as if something cracked hard, and saw that a fragment of the ceiling lay between the seats, ”one of the eyewitnesses told TLIVE.
“Fortunately, the salon was not full, everyone was sitting. Because if there were standing passengers (as is usually the case), someone could break his head And in general it is not known how it would end, – he added, – The driver turned around, because he did not understand what happened, because there was no push or There was no collision and the bus followed the road normally. When the driver saw what had happened, he turned onto Fiseos Avenue and, stopping the vehicle, asked everyone to get off, saying that the bus would not go any further.”
Recall that earlier Athens News reported that the “updated fleet of city buses” (for which officials reported “with a bang”!) consisted of obsolete (read – “dilapidated”) vehicles received from abroad written off for recycling (not subject to repair).
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