‘He could have died’: 12-year-old dragged 350 metres by commuter bus

RUMOUR CONFIRMED

3AW Breakfast’s Rumour File has revealed a shocking incident of a schoolboy being dragged along the road whilst his right arm and bag were trapped in the door.

12-year-old Nathaniel was dragged 350 metres in Wheelers Hill, narrowly missing parked cars as he hung from the side of the bus.

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Speaking with Ross and Russ, Nathaniel’s mother, Grace, said bus company Ventura has not assisted with remedying the situation. 

When contacted by Grace, Ventura claimed that the busses sensors are intact, offering no explanation for the driver not seeing Nathaniel.

“We’re very, very thankful that Nathaniel is physically unhurt, it’s a miracle, but he’s traumatized and he has anxiety travelling on the buses alone” Grace said.

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The situation being described by 3AW Breakfast host Ross Stevenson as ” frightening and traumatic”.

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“How a driver misses that I do not know,” Daniel Bowen from the Public Transport Users Association told Heidi Murphy.

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