Shocked passengers have witnessed a teenage girl fall from a moving B-Line bus near The Spit Bridge.
Just after 5.45pm this evening (Monday, 28 September), NSW Police and NSW Ambulance responded to a report a passenger had fallen out of the door of a moving double-decker bus travelling northbound up Manly Road, Seaforth, just past Battle Boulevard.
According to reports, the Mona Vale bound B1 bus was travelling at around 50 km/h, with a 16-year-old girl standing near the rear door of the bus. The door appears to have given way and the girl has fallen from the moving vehicle.
Multiple concerned passengers went to the girl’s assistance, calling Triple Zero (000) and flagging down emergency services vehicles as they arrived.
Four NSW Ambulance crews were despatched, including Intensive Care Paramedics and NSW Ambulance Supervisor Paul Nightingale. A Toll NSW Ambulance Rescue Helicopter was tasked from Bankstown.
Paramedics assessed the teenage girl, who was conscious and sitting up when they arrived. She had fallen onto her right side, and was treated for bruising to the right side of her head as well as pain in her right hip and lower back.
Based on the girl’s stable condition, the rescue helicopter was called off and she was taken by road to Royal North Shore Hospital just after 6.15pm.
Officers attached to Northern Beaches Police Area Command were observed at the scene conducting inquiries into the incident. The cause of the failure of the door is not yet known, but maintenance records are likely to be examined to determine if there may be a wider risk of similar failure in other vehicles.
Images: Northern Beaches Advocate, NSW Government (Live Traffic)
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