Phoenix, AZ — There was a serious accident between a motorcycle and a bus (possibly a city bus) in Phoenix last Tuesday. Police said that a motorcyclist was badly injured after they were hit by a bus trying to make a left turn at Fillmore Street and 3rd Street.
This was around 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, October 27, 2015.
The news didn’t release a lot of details, but a witness to the accident claims that she saw the bus making a left turn when it was hit by a motorcycle. It’s not clear who was at fault.
The man on the motorcycle, who wasn’t named, was badly injured and rushed to a hospital. At the last update, he was in critical condition last week.
The bus driver wasn’t hurt and there were no passengers onboard at the time. This is still being investigated.
Map of the Accident
View from the Road
Commentary:
I won’t presume to know any “extra” information that wasn’t posted in the news, but generally speaking, vehicles turning left don’t have the right of way — unless they have a green arrow, of course. Since the news didn’t mention anything about this motorcycle running a red light, I’m wondering if this bus driver tried to make a turn without checking to see if any traffic was coming? Or maybe he just wasn’t paying attention that afternoon?
There are endless possibilities to what might’ve caused this, and I think someone ought to at least look into the more obvious ones (like the ones I mentioned) before just blaming this all on the motorcyclist and forgetting about it. There’s a good chance this accident wasn’t his fault.
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