Westbus Buses Caught Rock Throwers Off-Guard!

This evening a Westbus bus driver has told of an incident that happened to a Westbus driver around the Penrith area.

Apparently, there were three lined up 'rock throwers' ready to target and hit a bus travelling down in front of them - they did! What they didn't realise is what would happen next!

The bus driver stopped the bus and parked it. He noticed the three 'rock throwers' disappeared into a residential property on the side the same street. Unbeknown to them was the driver appeared on the front doorstep of the occupants - where the 'rock throwers' were hiding in this house. The occupants denied their children had thrown rocks at the bus. What then transpired was told to the occupants - that the bus has external cameras and that it will be referred to the local area command police to process as evidence for criminal charges to laid against the three children that caused the damage. This has sent shivers down the occupants as well as the three children who could be charged.

Although, this happened the bus driver has now got an issue that is causing the unions to get involved. That is the bus driver rang his depot Manager so that they can lodge a report to the police but was it is up to the bus driver to do this on his or her own time!

My thoughts are that a bus driver should report the incident to the bus depot - it should then be up to the bus depot to notify the police of the safety hazard that has happened and the bus driver should wait for the police for video footage, available.

What I think is great that Westbus have got external cameras on the outside of buses and this can catch these senseless culprits.