Images show the bus blocking the road after it came to a stop at almost a right angle to the road and with its nose hard against the New Lynn station building.
Images show the bus blocking the road after it came to a stop at almost a right angle to the road and with its nose hard against the New Lynn station building.
An electric bus is smouldering after crashing into a busy West Auckland transit station.
An Auckland Transport bus crashed into New Lynn station about 4.30pm, photographs supplied to the Herald show.
An electric bus crashed into New Lynn train station on Totara Ave. Photo / Supplied
The bus hit a glass veranda covering a waiting area and also smashed a glass wall. Photo / Supplied
The bus smashed into a glass veranda covering a waiting area and damaged a glass wall.
AFire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman said they are monitoring the batteries of the bus, which appear to be smoking.
A witness told the Herald it was “the loudest bang ever heard”.
“I had thought it was actually a big bin fallen from a crane or something, it was that loud. She hit it real hard but her and all the passengers walked off.”
Images showed the bus blocking the road, positioned almost at right angles to the road with its nose against the building.
Parts of the bus’ bodywork came off in the crash, leaving the electric battery compartment on the roof exposed.
Raphael Franks is an Auckland-based reporter who covers business, breaking news and local stories from Tāmaki Makaurau. He joined the Herald as a Te Rito cadet in 2022.
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