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13,000 people injured on buses in past 5 years
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English - September 12, 2023 20:41 - 3 minutes - 3.53 MB - ★★★★ - 11 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Passengers usually assume they're pretty safe when they hop on a bus.
But over the past five years,13,000 people have made claims to the Accident Compensation Corporation, after being injured on public transport or on a privately owned, rented or commercial bus.
Their injuries range from cuts and bruises to concussions and dental injuries.
But the transport industry says the figures should be kept in perspective.
Delphine Herbert has the story.