source : the age
A bus has run off the road in Brisbane’s inner south shortly after 4pm on Monday, smashing into several power poles and parked cars before finally hitting a brick wall.
Shortly after 6pm the bus remained pulled over on Ipswich Road in Woolloongabba, where it had come to rest, and a tow truck was on scene.
Nine reported the bus left a trail of destruction spanning 50 metres along the side of Ipswich Road.
The vehicle, a Translink bus operated by Caboolture Bus Lines, suffered extensive damage to its front – including a smashed-in windscreen and headlights – but a Queensland Police spokeswoman said it did not hit any pedestrians when it veered off the road.
Initial police reports suggested the driver had suffered a medical episode, which had caused the crash. Police said no passengers were injured in the crash.
The driver was taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital in a stable condition after passengers helped him off the bus, Nine reported.
About 6pm, officers has cordoned off parts of Ipswich Road and Balaclava Street, as a tow truck prepared to remove the damaged bus.
Five police crews remained at the scene, although a Queensland police spokeswoman said no forensic crash units would be called to the scene.
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