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Man Gets Hit By A Double Decker Bus But He Just Dusts Himself Off And Calmly Walks Into A Bar


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Simon Smith says he is lucky to be alive, and well, after watching the video of him getting hit by a bus, we couldn't agree more. 

He was just crossing the road in Reading when he was knocked down by an out-of-control bus. It seemed like he would suffer some serious injuries, but no, he got up and walked off like he didn't just almost die. 

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The incident took place right outside Purple Turtle, a popular Reading bar and nightclub, and Smith, instead of suffering a high impact wound, just got up and walked inside. 

According to the BBC, Mr Smith only suffered minor injuries and said he feels 'lucky' to be alive. But, when he finally went to a hospital, the doctors didn't quite believe him. 

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"I hadn't lost consciousness so I knew what had happened. But the police and paramedics didn't believe me," he told The Sun. "Originally, they were all in agreement because if I had been hit by the bus, I wouldn't be here.

"I said, 'I'm sure the bus hit me' and they kept saying, 'No you were hit by debris'.

"An officer then saw the CCTV at the pub and came back and said, 'I'm really sorry you were right'."

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Turns out he only got minor injuries from the potentially fatal accident, and was discharged from the hospital the same day only. 

No arrests have been made, though Reading Buses are taking this very seriously and are looking into the matter. 

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A spokesman for Reading Buses said in a statement, "We are obviously shocked by the incident as well as the very graphic footage that has been shared a number of times. Thankfully, the pedestrian does not have any major injuries and there were no major injuries to passengers on the bus.

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"The incident is the subject of an ongoing internal investigation as well as an investigation by the police with whom we are working and sharing footage from our on-board CCTV, so it would be inappropriate for us to comment or speculate on this until it has run its course.

"We send our regrets to those affected, especially the pedestrian injured in the street and hope that he is recovering from his injuries."

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It is still so wild to think how Simon Smith came out of this awful accident almost completely unscathed. Now, this is called being lucky!


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