In Wales, a father of two got whiplash along with injuries to his lower back in a road collision between two buses earlier this week. The victim was a man named Paulo Bicho, who claimed he flew off of the back seat and down to the floor as the First Cymru vehicle collided with a bus moving in the opposite direction.
When the collision between the two buses occurred, the vehicles struck sideways on and both of the buses rained broken window glass over the passengers who were sitting in the bus, claimed Mr. Bicho.
The impact had occurred between the number sixty-three bus and the First Cymru. It happened on the road to Cefn Cribwr, close to Bridgend. It was approximately 5.30 p.m. Mr. Bicho described the accident as “very scary” and “like an explosion.”
The bus company commented on the incident and said it was “deeply regrettable” and that the situation was being “taken incredibly seriously.”
The 26 year old Mr. Bicho was once a professional footballer with his origins in Portugal. He now lives with his five year old son Presley and three year old Lorenzo and his fiancée in Kenfig Hill. He told the press that “I have whiplash and have hurt the muscles in my back.”
The injuries were so severe that the waiter in the Poco Poco Restaurant could not complete his duties after the crash. He then thought it necessary to check into the Princess of Wales hospital for medical treatment.
He told the press that others had suffered minor injuries and that they were being treated.
Besides a police car checking the situation while driving by, no contact was made with the emergency services.
Some passengers traveling to Porthcawl claimed that they had suffered no injuries. They were then transferred to other transport.
A comment was made on behalf of First Cymru, which stated, “We can confirm that there was an incident involving two of our service 63 buses earlier this week, whereby the buses came together on a narrow piece of road. This incident is deeply regrettable and resulted in some of the bus windows being damaged. The drivers of both vehicles are being spoken to as part of the investigation into what happened.
“We would like to apologize for any distress caused as a result of this matter and would like to take this opportunity to reassure customers that the matter is being taken incredibly seriously.”