Coach crashes into tunnel after man grabs wheel
- 7 years ago
Dramatic CCTV video from China has emerged of a man suddenly grabbing hold of a coach driver's steering wheel, causing the vehicle to crash into the side of a tunnel.
The video, captured in Changsha in southern Hunan Province on September 24, shows the man approaching the driver and grabbing the wheel.
The coach driver loses control and is unable to prevent the vehicle crashing into a tunnel wall.
The crash caused passengers to fall out of their seats and their belongings to fall off their overhead compartments.
According to local media, the man was a drug user who struck a ticket seller after the crash with the coach's emergency hammer.
Passengers got hold of the man and police officers quickly arrived to make an arrest, local media said.
The ticket seller is being treated in hospital, according to reports.
The video, captured in Changsha in southern Hunan Province on September 24, shows the man approaching the driver and grabbing the wheel.
The coach driver loses control and is unable to prevent the vehicle crashing into a tunnel wall.
The crash caused passengers to fall out of their seats and their belongings to fall off their overhead compartments.
According to local media, the man was a drug user who struck a ticket seller after the crash with the coach's emergency hammer.
Passengers got hold of the man and police officers quickly arrived to make an arrest, local media said.
The ticket seller is being treated in hospital, according to reports.