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The Public Transport Service Corporation (PTSC) has initiated an internal review while police investigate an incident in which a woman was injured after part of her body was crushed by one of the corporation’s buses yesterday.
In a media release, PTSC confirmed the incident and said the woman was receiving medical treatment at the San Fernando General Hospital.
A video of the incident circulating on social media shows the woman falling as she disembarks the bus and becoming trapped between the vehicle and the pavement.
Before she can get back to her feet, the bus moves forward, and its front wheel makes contact with part of her body.
The woman can be heard screaming and striking the roadway with her hand in an apparent attempt to attract attention.
Moments later, a man and a woman rush to assist her.
PTSC stated that the woman was a passenger on the San Fernando–Guayaguayare route, and the incident occurred near Palmyra.
“At this time, the primary concern remains the health and well-being of all those involved,” the release said.
The corporation added that in keeping with due process and out of respect for the ongoing investigation, no further details could be provided.
In September last year, 19-year-old Lysanne Julien was killed when her car collided with a PTSC bus at Henry and Park Streets. Two months later, Natalia Noel died after a falling tree struck a mini-bus along the North Coast Road, Maracas.
In August, PTSC bus driver Munsaf Khan (also called Mustapha) and female security officer Roxanne Phillip were killed in a collision on the Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway near Freeport.
