Helsinki | “The driver started yelling swear words” – bus accident in the city center, the bow hangs in the air

A bus crashed in the heart of Helsinki on Thursday afternoon around 3:15 p.m. The front of the bus went through the railing of the entrance to the parking garage, and the front of the car was left hanging in the air. The bus is currently stuck on its bottom.

The accident happened at Asema Square. The cause of the collision is currently unknown. The police are there and looking into the matter.

Was in the car Eeli Lappalainen says that it seems that it may have been a technical fault.

“The driver started shouting profanities and complained that the brakes were not working. There was a big jolt, and before you knew it, the bus rolled through the railing onto the empty space and stopped there.”

According to Lappalainen, no one seemed to be seriously injured in the collision. According to him, the passengers got out of the car under their own power and are already on the replacement bus. According to the police, no one was injured.

“I think that will scare someone,” says Lappalainen.

It was an Onnibus bus that was leaving for Kotka.

The accident causes traffic disruption between Kaivokatu–Postikatu-Mannerheimintie.

The news is updated.

Eeli Lappalainen, who was riding, describes that he felt a big jolt during the collision. Picture: Eeli Lappalainen / Reader’s photo

There were rescuers and policemen there after the accident. Picture: Matti Pietola / HS

Correction May 23 at 4:21 p.m.: Corrected the story that the accident happened on Thursday. Earlier in the story, it was erroneously stated that the collision had taken place on Wednesday. In addition, the story previously stated that the accident happened at Elielinaukio, when it happened at Asema-aukio.