CCTV footage shows the shocking moment a man was hit by a bus on the street in Reading.
Simon Smith was knocked to the ground by the vehicle while walking along Gun Street. He was able to get back on his feet afterwards and suffered only bruising.
No arrests have been made. Reading Buses says it was an awful incident which is being investigated internally.
Warning: Some people may find this footage distressing.
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theyoungliberal
we found superman
David Tran
Later that day he found out it was captured on camera so he starts to pretend he is in a lot of pain.
Bella Haywood
theyoungliberal Hallelujah
I AM EVIL! !!!!!!!!
theyoungliberal no we found an English man
citizen gamer567
reminds me of that movie with Bruce Willias, Unbreakable
MalukoGamer115
@Phillip Leong funny you say that cause the bus is purple
TrisTCM
this guy is SO lucky. Seriously lucky!
TrisTCM
jay HE SURVIVED THAT’S WHY!!!!!!
MOTEYI MATADI
Yep the lamppost is as well lucky at 0:06
ṎḲḀṳẒ
Lucky he got hit by a bus very lucky he survived yes lucky but he got hit in the first place so lucky by but not lucky
-c i n n a m o n -
@3[L] it was luck lmao he didn’t see the bus when it was coming towards him
Arran Vid
He wasn’t that lucky, your 261 upvoters suck
Avish
he is like im late for my pint of beer mate
UbiquitousRomp
I think the biggest issue is why didn’t the bus driver stop after hitting him
TexanAmerican
UbiquitousRomp He did stop.
Gregory Rush
I reckon he already had few in him, that’s why he carried on with this visit to the pub.
Skeeter Lewis
The bus got him there faster.
MrDegsy69
@Gregory Rush its probably what saved him as he must have been in a completely relaxed and unaware state when it hit him. I think the fact that his entire body was impacted at once spread a lot of the impact shock load. He must have been black and blue with bruising the next day and possibly internally as well. I would have got checked out at casualty myself as you can often go home and die of internal bleeding after something like this.
NE H
Thats a FAT cheque hes about to get
Aegon of House Targaryen, Sixth of His Name, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, and Protector of the Realm
Implying that’s a bad thing, idiot.
Mr. Cyber
nintendokings
Every incident? Tell me how many people walk away after getting hit and run by a double decker bus speeding?
Exactly, that’s a massive lawsuit no where it happened
meder
nintendokings that’s true but he could probably still sue the bus company if he wanted to.
Billy Mulhall
It’s absolutely a lawsuit.
181Burnout
nintendokings I’m sorry but if I got hit like that I’d wish the uk was a little more like America
BotheredThree
Bloody hell.
The way he just gets back up is amazing.
Name
adrenaline is a powerful thing
Bob Bob
Name I doubt adrenaline will stop your back from getting shattered by a vehicles weighting a few tons coming at ya…
Vasamard
@Bob Bob shock makes you numb to pain.
Drimi HQ
@Bob Bob He got lucky he heard the bus and turned to his side, his shoulder absorbed some of the shock I believe. He’d probably be worse off had he been hit directly on the back. Worst case scenario he hits his head against the bus too hard or against the ground or wall or he doesn’t get off the ground and falls under the bus.
Aaron Wade
@Bob Bob my uncle had 2 shattered ankles inna car crash. He didnt know he was hurt and started assisting the others involved. The ambulance showed up and he sat down and never got back up. Adrenaline does do weird things
Dardan Çelaj
This brings a whole new meaning of “Keep Calm and Carry On”
Hans Gruber
no, that is the meaning
Frank Spencer
+Sam Spade JR they deserve it, great pub and music
Michael Keeshan
Yeah, this guy is British. He don’t allow minor things like been whacked by purple buses distract him from the serious business of drinking and carrying on.
Nellie K. Adaba
lol
a g
You took the words RIGHT out of my mouth!!!
F Dannn
I hope they fired that lunatic driving the bus at that speed.
aderynmawr
I’ll be interested to find out what happened because I’ve never once seen a bus travel that fast on Gun Street, which is pretty much a short road with a bit of a hill and a couple of bends. Buses really can’t travel that road at speed – not with a sane and conscious driver, anyway!
Samuel Humphreys
F Dannn it was a mechanical failure
How Free or Die
magzire
… Speed reference?
Tajai Williams
They said it was mechanical failure
Hoxha FPV
aderynmawr he got 8 month suspended sentence, 24 month driving ban and 250 hours community work
Amy x
he’s so casual about it lol
3[L]
He knew what to do in case of a bus attack. He can be casual about it.
Amy x
loomynartylenny how did he know what to do?
3[L]
+Amy Barry Looking at how many van-related attacks there have been recently, he probably decided to learn how to survive getting hit by a large vehicle. Sure, buses are not vans, but I guess the same principle applies.
Don’t get run over, get out the way of the vehicle, and try not to get too hurt.
Anyway, I suggest rewatching the footage. You’ll see him doing everything I described earlier to protect himself.
As I said: It wasn’t luck, it was skill.
SeeVee
@3[L] He certainly didn’t get out of the way of the vehicle, he got smacked and slid across the floor
Thoran666
Keep calm and carry on.
Cambs TV
I don’t want to be mean, but it came in like Black Friday
gina mindss
Why should he he could of died
Oforid222
Georgina Smart too fast round a curve
Point221b
How hard is that man? Its a miracle the bus wasn’t cut clean in two. Dude, that may leave a mark, but hats off to you. Now go get a lotto ticket.
jake
He’s like :Can’t miss my tinder date tho
LittleGojira
Purple bar hit by a purple bus. I hated when that happens.
Sam G
And the man who got hit is probably very purple now too!
SirVixIsVexed
The purple buses and bars are a minority and only attack each other because the evil majority red buses and red bars are colorist
JJGAMESTER
#NotAllPurple…
Dylan Fowler
Just heard he’s gonna get a purple heart for his bravery.
Bill Bingham
Maybe the weather called for purple rain.
The Dude
That’ll give him a good story to chat about at the bar…
Grace Thomas
The Dude hey mate, I just got hit by a bus
dannycool59x
You guys are too much hahaha
Christopher Castillo
@dannycool59x it’s like: “when was that?” “Oh it happened long ago, about 2 minutes BTBC (before the beer chug).
TomGodson
Took the words out my mouth, 2 years too late 😂
Arran Vid
*pub
Paul Taylor
The pub. That’s the first place I’d be after being hit by a bus too.
Kit Hand
Its not rlly a pub its a bar
tviz q
Monique heart’s Laugh same?
Kit Hand
@tviz q no
tviz q
@Kit Hand cmon yo
Johnny Law
it’s that Damn Harry potter bus with the blind old guy driving and the jamican shrunken head screamin WATCH OUT lol
Mustard Snack
Johnny Law gonna be a bumpy ride
My name is Falconhoof
Did he seriously crack the bus’ windscreen and walk away from it?
Arlequin
@Steven Carrillo agreed, smashing & breaking that windshield glass absorbed majority of impact. Probably had a layer of tint to help too.. Amazing, he’s one lucky guy
Vasamard
It’s called shock.
Gaming, music and jokes! *and a bit of cooking*
But isn’t that vandalism?
CraMeZ
Yes
Arran Vid
@Vasamard No, it’s called being cool. In shock usually means a scared and unmoving person
Goat Swinger
I love how he just got up and walked into the bar. If that isn’t an Englishman I don’t know what is. Lol.
Joe Sparks
Goat swinger that was like me when I got hit by a taxi just got up and had a smoke lol
Mr CooL
He is not English duhh.
Peace Please
Goat Swinger irish maybe XD
Toxic Teddy
Clumsy Mind he’s irish
Landybandy1
Banaz Shax Zeen that guy isn’t English or Irish he’s a Welsh man & his name is Dai. I know him personally.
Dodadeus
“Sir, I’d like to talk to you about the Avengers Initiative.”
Jim Mcbobason
nimmivids That comment wins the Internet for me today lol
Robert Mugabe
LMAO👏👏👏👏👏 comment of the year.
matthew doneo
“So, what’s your power?”
“I can tank a hit from a bus”
“Welcome to the team”
The Paralex View
“Pint of Newcastle Brown, please.”
“Mate, you just got hit by a bus!”
“Yeah, you’re right. Better make it two pints.”
T
Oof
ASTRO
Best comment 😂
Perla Jara
It knight bus
sick flex
Sounds like 2 pints of warm bad beer – your friendly neighbourhood Aussie.
James Nicholls
Brilliant.
SehxualPanda
He walks into the bar like “I’m looking for Sarah Connor”