‘Bang like a bomb’: Terrifying moment bus ploughs into house

A neighbour has described the horrifying moment he watched a bus with seven people on board plough into the house next door.

A neighbour has described the horrifying moment he watched a bus with seven people on board plough into the house next door.

Emergency services were called to Aplin Rd in Bonnyrigg Heights just before 10am on Tuesday following reports a bus crashed into a home.

Ziad Hilayel was at home looking out into the street when he saw a bus coming at his house at high speed.

“I knew he wasn’t going to stop so I ran. I heard a massive bang like a bomb, I knew he hit something. I saw him in my neighbours house so I ran straight inside to see if anyone was home,” he said.

He said he was scared to enter the house, which is often filled with the owner’s children.

“Her kids are always in the garage,” he said.

A bus crashed into a home on Aplin Rd in Bonnyrigg Heights on Tuesday. Picture: 9NEWS.

There were seven people on board the bus at the time, including the driver. Picture: Facebook

Thankfully, no one was home at the time of the crash, which police believe may have been the result of a medical episode or break malfunction.

“When I saw the bus jumping, I ran into my garage, I knew if it was going to hit, it would hit the cars first,” said Mr Hilayel.

A NSW Ambulance spokesman said crews were still on scene just before 11am.

“We assessed a total of seven people, that’s six passengers plus the driver,” the spokesman said.

A NSW Fire and Rescue spokesman said the home suffered some damage but was ‘stable for the time being’. Picture: Facebook

The spokesman said there were only minor injuries reported, however the bus driver — a man believed to be in his 60s — was set be taken to Liverpool Hospital with minor injuries.

A NSW Police spokesman said the driver had sore knees and a back but was walking and talking.

There were no reports of occupants in the home at the time, and it was unclear whether the bus crashed into the garage of the home, or the home itself.

A NSW Fire and Rescue spokesman said firefighters assessed the home, which had suffered some damage but was “stable for the time being”.

He said a heavy tow vehicle was set to remove the bus.