Bombed Bus Driver Feared All Passengers Killed

The Scotsman reports that the driver of the doomed number 30 London bus, torn apart by a terrorist bomb, feared all his passengers had died:

George Psaradakis, who walked away from his wrecked vehicle with only minor injuries, said his first instinct was that he had clipped a kerb and burst a tyre.

But when he turned round and saw much of his vehicle had been destroyed, the awful realisation dawned on him that his bus had been devastated by an explosion. His first thought was: "All my passengers are dead."

Police have confirmed 13 people died on the bus, with many more injured.

Psaradakis' bus had been diverted from its normal route following the bombs on the London Underground:

"My bus had been diverted because there were thousands of people coming out of the Tube. There were many people who were trying to get on the bus at once," Mr Psaradakis said.

"Suddenly there was a bang, then carnage. Everything seemed to happen behind me."

Mr Psaradakis said he tried to help his passengers. "There were many injured people and at first I thought, 'How am I alive when everyone is dying around me?' The police then had to take me away because they were concerned there might be further explosions."

Another bus driver described how he saw the roof of the number 30 bus being "literally blown off" in his rear-view mirror:

I left Euston station at around 9am. It was packed there and my bus was full. I drove on past the next stop because I was full. Then I stopped at the third stop, picked some people up and drove off.

Then I heard a big bang and looked into my mirror and saw the roof of the bus behind me - that I'd seen at Euston - literally blown off. I felt the ground vibrate and the roof just blew away.

Comments

[newport drivng school]

It is a really tragedy incident.Possibly it's even bad for security, as bus drivers have to divide their attention between real threats -- automobile accidents involving children -- and movie-plot terrorist threats. I believe they should have been retained in custody and if applicable committed for psychological evaluation.

[shifali]

MINUTES after his bus was blown apart, hero driver George Psaradakis rang his wife crying 'My passengers are dead, all my passengers are dead'.
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