THEY ARRIVED LIKE BUSES! London black taxi hit by two different buses in same day
A London taxi driver found himself at the centre of not one, but two separate collisions involving London buses, all within a single day.
The unusual chain of events began when the black cab was stationary, waiting to turn left from Kensington Church Street onto Kensington High Street. Dashcam footage shows a red double-decker bus clipping the taxi, causing damage to the driver’s side wheel, suspension, and bumper. The collision left the cab with a sunken bonnet, immobile at the junction.
Recovery was arranged, but the driver’s ordeal didn’t end there. Later that day, while awaiting help, a second bus from the same company struck the cab again. This time, the impact damaged further body panels and partially tore off the front bumper.
The second bus driver, cautious of worsening the damage, refused to move the double-decker, effectively blocking the junction. Armed police, already stationed nearby due to their presence at a nearby Embassy, were called to the scene. The officers instructed the bus driver to reposition, allowing traffic to move again. A Transport for London (TfL) official was also summoned and concurred with the police's instructions.
The cab, after eight weeks of repairs, is now back on the streets of the capital. The taxi driver who has been working in the industry since 2009, said: “I’ve never been involved in a crash in the near fifteen years I’ve been a taxi driver. To then be hit by two buses, in two separate incidents, on the same day is just ridiculous luck.
“The whole day just moved from one farce to another. Never did I think I’d be dealing with armed police and two bus crashes that shift!”
