The Bus Plunging Thread

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Thu Apr 18, 2019 1:37 am

Madeira crash: At least 29 killed on tourist bus near Caniço

At least 29 people have died after a bus carrying German tourists plunged off a road and overturned on the Portuguese island of Madeira.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47969994

WildCat · Post by **WildCat** » Thu Apr 18, 2019 4:17 am

Bus carrying Germans crashes, kills 29 on Portugal's Madeira

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A tour bus carrying German tourists crashed on Portugal's Madeira Island on Wednesday, killing 29 people and injuring 28 others, local authorities said.

The bus, which was carrying 55 people, rolled down a steep hillside after veering off the road on a bend east of the capital, Funchal, and struck at least one house, local mayor Filipe Sousa told cable news channel SIC.

Local television showed bodies scattered over a rural hillside next to the Atlantic Ocean. Madeira, off northwestern Africa, is a popular vacation destination for Europeans due to its mild climate and lush, hilly landscape.

The dead included 18 women and 11 men, one of whom died later at a hospital, Sousa told public broadcaster RTP.

WildCat · Post by **WildCat** » Thu Apr 18, 2019 4:18 am

Dammit didn't see the other post. Mine's better though.

shuize · Post by **shuize** » Tue Apr 23, 2019 12:32 pm

Bolivia bus plunges into ravine killing 25

Good headline. No unnecessary fat.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/bo ... spartanntp

Pyrrho · Post by **Pyrrho** » Sat May 04, 2019 11:37 am

https://www.npr.org/2019/05/04/72020899 ... cksonville

A Boeing 737 aircraft arriving at the naval air station in Jacksonville, Fla., from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, skidded into the St. Johns River on Friday night.

All 136 passengers and seven flight crew members on board are alive and accounted for, officials at Naval Air Station Jacksonville said in a statement. Twenty-one adults were transported to local hospitals with minor injuries reported.

https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2019/0 ... 00-c85.png

Doctor X · Post by **Doctor X** » Sat May 04, 2019 4:13 pm

That not a bus.

--J.D.

Rob Lister · Post by **Rob Lister** » Sat May 04, 2019 4:18 pm

It was a bus at the time.

Pyrrho · Post by **Pyrrho** » Sat May 04, 2019 4:23 pm

At minimum it is yet another example of the benevolent hand of ed.

Pyrrho · Post by **Pyrrho** » Sat May 04, 2019 4:24 pm

Rob Lister wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2019 4:18 pm It was a bus at the time.

If it had been an Airbus...oh well.

Doctor X · Post by **Doctor X** » Sat May 04, 2019 4:31 pm

That fell flat.

--J.D.

shuize · Post by **shuize** » Thu Jun 20, 2019 8:41 pm

Ah, India. You never disappoint.

At least 44 dead as bus plunges off Indian mountain road

Oh, and this:

"Around 78 to 80 people were on board the bus," said Akshay Sood, a senior civil servant in Kullu district, where the accident took place.

If that's the bus in the photo, I wouldn't think 80 people possible. Except that I've taken just such an overcrowded bus ride in Nepal on some seriously fucked up mountain roads. So I know they do it.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/at ... spartanntp

ed · Post by ed » Thu Jun 20, 2019 9:03 pm

Dots the truth

ed · Post by ed » Thu Jun 20, 2019 9:44 pm

Looking heavenward in supplication? Is that it?

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Mon Sep 02, 2019 2:15 am

Bus plunges into river, killing 24 in northwest Pakistan

Pakistani police say a bus has fallen off a mountainous road into a river, killing at least 24 passengers and injuring two in the country's northwest.

Senior officer Raja Abdul Saboor says all those aboard the bus were members of an extended family from Upper Kohistan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

They were returning after attending a wedding ceremony when the accident happened on Friday in Kandian area of the district.

Saboor says police and volunteers faced difficulties in rescue and search efforts in the remote mountainous terrain due to unavailability of equipment and necessary resources.

Such road accidents often took place in Pakistan where motorists largely disregard traffic rules and safety standards on battered roads, particularly in the mountainous terrain in the north.

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wi ... n-65308283

shemp · Post by **shemp** » Mon Sep 02, 2019 3:09 am

Witness wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2019 2:15 am

Such road accidents often took place in Pakistan Massachusetts where motorists largely disregard traffic rules and safety standards
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wi ... n-65308283

FTFY

ed · Post by ed » Mon Sep 02, 2019 11:30 am

shuize wrote: ↑Thu Jun 20, 2019 8:41 pm Akshay Sood

A name to conjure with ... Akshay Sood ...

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Mon Oct 28, 2019 8:36 pm

Admittedly a modest plunging:

https://i.imgur.com/TwZlI6G.jpg

The story: Sinkhole Swallows Port Authority Bus On Busy Street In Downtown Pittsburgh.

ed · Post by ed » Mon Oct 28, 2019 8:41 pm

But a plunging nonetheless

WildCat · Post by **WildCat** » Sun Dec 01, 2019 10:13 pm

19 dead in Siberia after bus plunges onto frozen river

https://img1-azrcdn.newser.com/image/12 ... 53600.jpeg

sparks · Post by **sparks** » Sun Dec 01, 2019 10:22 pm

Could've been worse. Could've been summer.

ceptimus · Post by **ceptimus** » Tue Dec 24, 2019 7:47 am

Bus plunges into ravine in Indonesia, leaving at least twenty five dead

At time of posting, BBC is showing its recent dreadful reporting incompetence. 150 metres does not equal 1600 feet.

ed · Post by ed » Tue Dec 24, 2019 11:46 am

ceptimus wrote: ↑Tue Dec 24, 2019 7:47 am Bus plunges into ravine in Indonesia, leaving at least twenty five dead

At time of posting, BBC is showing its recent dreadful reporting incompetence. 150 metres does not equal 1600 feet.

Excellent post showing 1) a plunge and 2) the dangers of m****c in reporting.

Well done.

shemp · Post by **shemp** » Wed Dec 25, 2019 12:55 am

ceptimus wrote: ↑Tue Dec 24, 2019 7:47 am Bus plunges into ravine in Indonesia, leaving at least twenty five dead

At time of posting, BBC is showing its recent dreadful reporting incompetence. 150 metres does not equal 1600 feet.

They've corrected it. And it doesn't matter if it's 500 or 1600 feet, it's only the last foot that dangerous.

Rob Lister · Post by **Rob Lister** » Wed Dec 25, 2019 10:40 am

1600 gives everyone three more seconds to find Jesus.

shemp · Post by **shemp** » Wed Dec 25, 2019 8:08 pm

If I was Jesus, last-second conversions wouldn't count.

Fid · Post by **Fid** » Wed Dec 25, 2019 8:48 pm

shemp wrote: ↑Wed Dec 25, 2019 8:08 pm If I was Jesus, last-second conversions wouldn't count.

Bro, I think I may have been baptized in absentia by Mormon in laws. I kinda figured one had to be...like...dead for that.

shemp · Post by **shemp** » Thu Dec 26, 2019 12:49 am

Fid wrote: ↑Wed Dec 25, 2019 8:48 pm
shemp wrote: ↑Wed Dec 25, 2019 8:08 pm If I was Jesus, last-second conversions wouldn't count.
Bro, I think I may have been baptized in absentia by Mormon in laws. I kinda figured one had to be...like...dead for that.

Well, just for you, I'd count that and let you in.

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Fri Dec 27, 2019 11:58 pm

Sumatra bus crash: 25 killed after 262ft ravine plunge

Survivors tell authorities the brakes on the bus apparently failed, but police continue to investigate the cause of the accident.

https://i.imgur.com/b7ERVbp.jpg

...

The bus can carry 52 passengers, but it is unclear how many were on board at the time of the incident.

https://news.sky.com/story/sumatra-bus- ... e-11894592

ed · Post by ed » Fri Jan 03, 2020 12:09 pm

The astute will notice that a bus is not involved in this story*. I award special dispensation, though, since there is a video :o

VIDEO: Car plunges off cliff along Highway 1 in San Mateo County
BAY AREA
by: CNN/KRON

Posted: Jan 2, 2020 / 02:37 PM PST / Updated: Jan 2, 2020 / 02:44 PM PST
SAN MATEO COUNTY (CNN/KRON) — A car plunged off a cliff and the shocking moment was caught on camera.

The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office released video Wednesday showing a dark colored SUV speeding along the shoulder on Highway 1 near Gray Whale Cove before driving off the cliff.

The car doesn’t slow down before driving off the cliff and disappearing from the frame.

The base of the cliff has water that reaches up to 40 feet deep.

Search crews went looking for the car and the driver but only found tracks and car parts.

Authorities are now investigating.

Screen Shot 01-03-20 at 07.03 AM.JPG

n.b. This is the ideal post for this thread (except it isn't really a bus :x )

* We might philosophize on the true definition of a "bus". An SUV is sorta a "short bus". Not really, figured I'd try.

Rob Lister · Post by **Rob Lister** » Fri Jan 03, 2020 12:57 pm

https://i.imgur.com/0On5bNJ.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/yq7gHsV.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/vjvAiwx.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/grSb78a.jpg

One of these things is not like the others,
One of these things just doesn't belong,
Can you tell which thing is not like the others
By the time I finish my song?

Did you guess which thing was not like the others?
Did you guess which thing just doesn't belong?
If you guessed number 4 is not like the others,
Then you're absolutely... right!

ed · Post by ed » Fri Jan 03, 2020 1:07 pm

:oops:

mea culpa

shemp · Post by **shemp** » Fri Jan 03, 2020 1:41 pm

Reported for being a dipshit.

shemp · Post by **shemp** » Fri Jan 03, 2020 1:43 pm

Also, my guess is suicide.

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Sat Jan 04, 2020 12:35 am

Bus crash kills 19, injures dozens on Myanmar-Thai border

A head-on collision between a bus and a car in mountains on the Myanmar-Thai border killed 19 and left more than 30 injured on Friday.

Images posted by local media showed the bus upside down after it span off the road and plummeted down a steep bank at a spot notorious for traffic accidents.

https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/w ... order.html

ed · Post by ed » Sat Jan 04, 2020 2:18 am

Witness wrote: ↑Sat Jan 04, 2020 12:35 am
Bus crash kills 19, injures dozens on Myanmar-Thai border

A head-on collision between a bus and a car in mountains on the Myanmar-Thai border killed 19 and left more than 30 injured on Friday.

Images posted by local media showed the bus upside down after it span off the road and plummeted plunged down a steep bank at a spot notorious for traffic accidents.
https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/w ... order.html

FITY

Post by **Captain** » Tue Jan 07, 2020 1:49 am

ed wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2020 12:09 pm The astute will notice that a bus is not involved in this story*. I award special dispensation, though, since there is a video :o

VIDEO: Car plunges off cliff along Highway 1 in San Mateo County
BAY AREA
by: CNN/KRON

Posted: Jan 2, 2020 / 02:37 PM PST / Updated: Jan 2, 2020 / 02:44 PM PST
SAN MATEO COUNTY (CNN/KRON) — A car plunged off a cliff and the shocking moment was caught on camera.

The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office released video Wednesday showing a dark colored SUV speeding along the shoulder on Highway 1 near Gray Whale Cove before driving off the cliff.

The car doesn’t slow down before driving off the cliff and disappearing from the frame.

The base of the cliff has water that reaches up to 40 feet deep.

Search crews went looking for the car and the driver but only found tracks and car parts.

Authorities are now investigating.

Screen Shot 01-03-20 at 07.03 AM.JPG
n.b. This is the ideal post for this thread (except it isn't really a bus :x )

* We might philosophize on the true definition of a "bus". An SUV is sorta a "short bus". Not really, figured I'd try.

Post has been reported for ed posting a car plunging post in the bus plunging thread.

Which is the way ed wants it. Well, ed gets it!

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Fri Jan 10, 2020 2:08 am

Iran bus crash kills at least 19 on mountain road

TEHRAN: At least 19 people were killed and 24 injured in northern Iran when a bus plunged off a mountain road into a ravine before dawn on Thursday (Jan 9), local news agencies reported.

Brake failure was believed to have caused the accident in Mazandaran province, 150km northeast of Tehran, official news agency IRNA said.

https://i.imgur.com/vxEhWEL.jpg

The bus was travelling between the capital and Gonbad-e-Kavous, a historic town near Turkmenistan renowned for its 11th-century brick tower, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/wo ... n-12247502

Anaxagoras · Post by **Anaxagoras** » Tue Jan 14, 2020 9:49 am

China sinkhole: Six killed as ground swallows bus

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Wed Jan 15, 2020 2:22 am

↑ That BBC video drags a lot of Javascript in its wake – and when you allow that, the scripts want to load still more stuff. No thanks.

Anaxagoras · Post by **Anaxagoras** » Wed Jan 15, 2020 2:27 am

Witness wrote: ↑Wed Jan 15, 2020 2:22 am ↑ That BBC video drags a lot of Javascript in its wake – and when you allow that, the scripts want to load still more stuff. No thanks.

Replaced it with just a link to the news story.