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Bus crashes in snowball 'prank' Bus crashes in snowball 'prank'
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Bus passengers in Londonderry had a lucky escape when a bus crashed after teenagers rolled a huge snowball in front of a car, a bus driver has said.Bus passengers in Londonderry had a lucky escape when a bus crashed after teenagers rolled a huge snowball in front of a car, a bus driver has said.
Danny McGinley said up to 30 youths got on the bus in the Hazelbank Estate on Monday and threw snowballs at everyone.Danny McGinley said up to 30 youths got on the bus in the Hazelbank Estate on Monday and threw snowballs at everyone.
He said they rolled the snowball in front of the car ahead.He said they rolled the snowball in front of the car ahead.
"She (the car driver) couldn't get around it, so she stopped dead and I lost control of the bus and I went into the back of her," he said."She (the car driver) couldn't get around it, so she stopped dead and I lost control of the bus and I went into the back of her," he said.
"They pushed open the doors of the bus and pelted me with snowballs and threw them in on top of the passengers."They pushed open the doors of the bus and pelted me with snowballs and threw them in on top of the passengers.
"It was just by pure luck that no-one was injured.""It was just by pure luck that no-one was injured."
Translink's Area Manager Alan Young appealed to young people not to throw snowballs at buses.
"We don't want to stop young people having fun in the snow - we all did it when we were children - but it's different when they're actually targeting vehicles, especially buses which are carrying their own mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters.
"If a driver, as happened last night, loses control of that vehicle, the lives are at risk of the 50-odd passengers on the bus and and also other road users and pedestrians," he said.
A police spokeswoman said youths built snow barricades at various locations in Derry. When drivers stopped, they pelted their cars with snowballs. Several people's windscreens were shattered.A police spokeswoman said youths built snow barricades at various locations in Derry. When drivers stopped, they pelted their cars with snowballs. Several people's windscreens were shattered.
The spokeswoman warned about the dangers of attacking moving vehicles. It could lead to serious injury, she said.The spokeswoman warned about the dangers of attacking moving vehicles. It could lead to serious injury, she said.