A bus driver violently struck a young woman in the night of Wednesday to Thursday in Grenoble (Isère). He then continued his route without stopping, simply thinking that he had been stoned on his vehicle. The victim, aged 20, was hospitalized but her days are not in danger.
Serious accident in the streets of Grenoble (Isère), on the night of Wednesday 21 to Thursday 22 November. A 20-year-old woman was hit by a bus from the Semitag, the company that manages public transport in the Grenoble area, around 1am.
After the accident, the bus driver continued on his way as if nothing had happened. Hearing the sound of the shock, he simply thought he was the victim of a jet of projectiles, incident quite common in the city for some time, reports France Blue Isere .
Multiplication of assaults
Seriously injured, the young woman was hospitalized urgently at the University Hospital of Grenoble. She suffered a skull fracture, but her life-threatening condition did not seem to be triggered when help was given. Found at the bus depot, the driver was tested negative for alcohol and drug tests. He explained that he suffered a projectile that "starred" his windshield.
An error that may seem legitimate: for several months, bus drivers in the city suffer more and more violence. Since September, 210 reports of aggression, physical or verbal, and stone throwing have been recorded, says France 3 Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The Semitag announced that no bus would run Friday, November 23 between 1 pm and 2 pm "in protest" against the violence.