A bus crashed in the house of a KZN family on Wednesday.

A bus crashed in the house of a KZN family on Wednesday. Photo: RUSA

Family was woken by the sound of a bus crashing into house

While a family was still sleeping on Wednesday morning a bus crashed through the boundary wall and into the front of their house in Phoenix.

A bus crashed in the house of a KZN family on Wednesday.

A bus crashed in the house of a KZN family on Wednesday. Photo: RUSA

A family in Caneside, Phoenix were woken up on Wednesday morning by the sound of a bus crashing into their home.

A BUS HAD CRASHED THROUGH A WALL AND INTO HOUSE

Peter Govender, homeowner, said the accident happened around 5am.

“We were still sleeping when we heard this loud crashing noise. I immediately could up and look through the bedroom window.”

Govender said he was shocked to see that a bus had crashed through the boundary wall and into his house.

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“The bus came to a standstill against the wall of the bedroom where we were sleeping.”

A bus crashed into a house on Wednesday morning in Phoenix. Photo: RUSA

Govender and his family were treated for shock on Wednesday.

“We went to the doctor where we were treated, we have to go back on Thursday.”

He furthermore said his family had been living in the house for the past 45 years.

“This is the first time we had an accident like this.”

EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO WALL AND HOUSE

Govender said the estimated damage to the house could be around R350 000.

“Besides the wall that was damaged, the porch of our house is completely destroyed and some of the windows around the house shattered as a result of the impact of the accident.

Prem Barlam, spokesperson of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) said they arrived at the house on Canehaven Drive at around 06:57.

“We found that the bus drove through the boundary wall and into the front of the house.”

A bus crashed into a house in Phoenix on Wednesday morning. Photo: RUSA

He said the driver of the bus who was the only occupant in the vehicle at the time escaped unharmed.

“The homeowner was inside the house at the time of the incident and was not injured.”

Details leading up to the accident have not been established at this stage.

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