Woman seriously injured – was hit by the bus – Expressen

A woman was injured very seriously when she was she hit by a bus at a pedestrian crossing in central Borås on Monday morning.

The woman cared for right now at Southern Älvsborg Hospital in Borås.

– We have established a notification of bodily harm and dangerous driving says Fredrik Zetterlund, internal command at Boras police.

The accident occurred at 06:40 on Monday morning.

A woman would then walk across a pedestrian crossing at an intersection between Fabriksgatan and Bryggaregatan in the center – just a stone’s throw from the University of Borås.

– There is a bus that will turn on a street and pass this crossing point where the woman goes . The driver makes a left turn onto Bryggaregatan and that is when the woman is hit, says Fredrik Zetterlund

The woman was transferred after the accident at Southern Älvsborg Hospital in Borås, where she is currently receiving treatment for serious injuries.

– The last I heard was that she is very seriously injured, says Fredrik Zetterlund.

The bus that ran at the woman are now seized by the police pending a technical examination.

– Automotive technicians must go through it. I do not know exactly what they can tell from its investigation, but it is well above all to see that there has been no error on the bus, says Fredrik Zetterlund.

Notification prepared

A notification of dangerous driving and causing bodily harm is now established with the police in Boras.

– We have established a notification but we have not communicated to any person any suspicion of crime, says Fredrik Zetterlund.

The bus driver who drove the bus, after the accident, taken out of service by his employer Boras transport AB – which is also linked into the call using the person.

– We always ensure that the driver experienced an accident quickly gets the help he or she needs. Often you want to talk off after this kind of event can be experienced as traumatic, says Christer Ståhl, Head of Operations to BT.se

Press Shelter at Southern Älvsborg Hospital was at 11:40 on Monday morning no information about the injured woman’s state of health.

As recently as April this year was another woman hit by a bus Hjalmar Brantingsplatsen in Gothenburg . The woman was badly injured when she harbor the spirit under the bus.