A dramatic video captures the moment a crowded school bus crashes through the barrier of a major New Zealand highway during rush hour and then teeters perilously over the cliff.
Friday morning, a traffic camera filmed the crash of a Coachways school bus on a bridge in Auckland known as the “spaghetti junction.”
Full of schoolgirls from Ponsonby’s St Mary’s College, the bus comes to a stop precariously perched over the side of the Newton Road flyover.
A shocking video captured the moment a crowded school bus crashed through the barrier of a busy highway during rush hour, then hung precariously over the side.
Friday morning, a traffic camera filmed the crash of a Coachways school bus on a bridge in Auckland known as the spaghetti junction.
The tragedy occurred at rush hour in Auckland, when students were driving to school and thousands of commuters were driving into the city for work.
The St John’s Ambulance Service of Auckland stated that one injured passenger was transported to the hospital.
Twenty-four additional passengers, all believed to be female students, were treated at the site for minor injuries.
A parent at the scene told Newshub that all of the girls were unharmed.
Holly Gillan, a witness, told stuff.co.nz that the crash sounded like an explosion.
She stated, “It appears the motorist lost control and struck the guardrail.”
On Friday, the bridge was blocked in both directions due to an accident.
Firefighters had to remove a portion of the bridge in order to liberate the bus.
Full of pupils from Ponsonby’s St Mary’s College, the bus comes to a stop perched precariously on the edge of the Newton Road flyover.
Hooks and an inflating mechanism were attached to the bus in order to return it to the road safely.
The New Zealand Police stated that no charges have been filed in relation to the accident, but that an investigation is underway.
A staff member from St. Mary’s College somehow followed the bus in a car and stopped to assist