‘Very lucky’ good samaritans escape out-of-control bus unscathed

A group of good samaritans have been forced to jump from a rolling bus after coming to the aid of a driver who suffered a suspected medical episode.

An out-of-control bus left a path of destruction after rolling through a street in Wollongong. Picture: NSW Ambulance

A driver and a group of good samaritans in Wollongong have had a near miss after an out-of-control bus rolled through the streets before crashing into a home.

Photos from the incident at Cordeaux Heights show the path of destruction carved by the bus before it came to rest in a front yard on Monday morning.

The driver, a man in his 60s, was treated at the scene by paramedics after suffering a suspected medical episode.

Members of the public came to his aid and entered the bus; however, it began to roll down the street, a NSW Police spokeswoman said.

They were forced to jump from the bus as it began to roll down Staff Road.

The bus hit two parked cars, a power pole and several bins that had been placed on the sidewalk before ending up in the front yard of a home.

A bus ran into the front of a Wollongong home after rolling through the street, hitting two parked cars and a power pole, after the driver suffered a suspected medical episode. Picture: NSW Ambulance.

A power pole in Staff Road, Cordeaux Heights that was bent after an out-of-control bus rolled through the street. Picture: NSW Ambulance.

A woman in her 50s suffered a minor head injury when she jumped from the vehicle.

“Bystanders did an incredible job to assist the bus driver until emergency services arrived on scene,” NSW Ambulance Inspector Norm Rees said.

“One of these people sustained a head injury when the bus started to roll. Thankfully, it was minor and she was treated at the scene.

“It’s very lucky that nobody was more seriously injured.”

The driver was taken to Wollongong Hospital in a stable condition.

The out-of-control bus left rubbish strewn across the street. Picture: NSW Ambulance

The incident left residents with a clean-up job. Picture: NSW Ambulance.

Photos of the incident show rubbish strewn across the street and a bent power pole.

“It must have been bin night, it made quite the mess,” Inspector Rees said.

Originally published as ‘Very lucky’ good samaritans escape out-of-control bus unscathed