TopBanana

What a mess. Apparently the driver survived, I don't see how though. Not sure of the speeds, but judging from the damage to the bus I doubt a modern 'normal' family car would deform this badly.

Across-the-Board: Hummer gets owned by a school bus!

Andy M3

Erm - that bus is actually painted concreate [I hope!]

Mark Miwurdz

As the above, I can't believe a school bus (even an American one) would inflict that sort of damage on a Hummer (unless, of course it was made in Hong Kong).

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Kav

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

My theory is that its a unitary construction htting a very hard chassis with a body on top.

Have to agree, doesnt look quite right.

billythekid

Very strange, looks like the bus fell out of the sky. Also notice the glass on the tail gate - unless it was broken after the accident then it would indicate that speeds were very low (glass tends to fly off in the direction of the impact) hence it should be forwards not backwards..

LG John

I'm not convinced the picture is real - there doesn't seem to be enough material at the front of the wreck. Also there doesn't seem to be an engine and hummers have big-blocks that wouldn't be destroyed into small parts on impact.

billythekid

Oh and where is the engine? Cant be seen in the photos - yet to see a crash where the block gets atomised.

chris n`nic

Defo must be fake. I would imagine that the windows on the bus would be bust half way down the bus from the impact......and there certainly wouldn't be any in the rear of the bus thats for sure

Chris

Neanderthal

iTrader: (6)

Maybe one of those 'staged' accidents so the firemen can practice/show off their recovery techniques?

TopBanana

You guys could be right, the firemen don't look too concerned.

Scooby Roo

Deffo looks duff. Hummer at the speed required to cause that damage would be immense. There would most certainly be more damage to the school bus, and they aint tanks.

Roo

TopBanana

You're all fired - it was real!

By the power of greyskull... I mean google...

Driver injured in school-bus crash | IndyStar.com

Ninja Tune Factory

wow i know the H2 is a tame version on the other hummer but **** that a hella lot of damage

TopBanana

Maybe most of the damage was done cutting the driver out?

Reffro

You all forget or don't know that the Hummer H2 SUT is classed as truck, and therefore doesn't need to meet car crash safety standards. The test for a truck is very limited, and this is the sort of damage you see when an SUV in the US crashes into something bigger or of equal size to itself. They fold up like tin foil............

spectrum48k

HOW did the driver survive THAT ?

Must've been thrown clear.

Brendan Hughes

If you look at the bottom there are five pages of comments. Hummer driver was playing with the radio, SCHOOL BUS driver had pulled over to answer her mum on the phone!

scoob_dood

From the same site; Across-the-Board: Britney Spears exposed, literally. NSFW


Can anyone name the car she's getting into? more pictures if you follow the link,



- Jon

Brun

SLR

andythejock01wrx

Ever seen "The man with two brains" ?

billythekid

I can only assume that the FD broke the back window out from the inside then. I was doubt broken in the crash. The H2 is based on a GMC Yukon is it not? Not a weak chassis by any means.. would be interested to see more photos of this one.

Robbie T

iTrader: (8)

Listen guys, that pic is complete bollox. Buses are in effect fibre-glass bodies mounted on steel girder chassis. A Hummer, however badly built they are (as miltary vehicles ), would have made a mudh bigger dent in the back of that bus.

I've seen lorry tractor units that have rolled over and the chassis has been contorted completely out of shape merely form the weight of the cab going over, even if the rear chassis legs remained intact the body would have been devastated.

Got you talking though hey

Shark Man

Can't anyone google decent sources these days?

WISH-TV - Indianapolis News and Weather - Hummer Crashes into School Bus

Also school buses are made to Fedreal standards which are very Volvo-like, and certainly a much more stronger than the normal coachbuilt bodies.

Robbie T

iTrader: (8)

The driver had neck injury!!

Yeah like decapitation if you believe those pics!

GC8

An Hummer H2 isnt a military vehicle. Its a pastiche of a military vehicle built on an existing GMC platform, using a licensed name, sold to gullible Americans.

Simon

Shark Man

Yup, H2 is just a flexy body plonked ontop of a wafer thin ladder frame car chassis

School bus is huge reinforced unitary steel body plonked on top of a thick guage ladder frame truck chassis.

Some crash footage here: truck vs. bus side impact is the best one (broadband only): School Bus Crashworthiness Research

(the pdfs have the pics in towards the end )

edit: something a bit more bandwidth freindly Inside Thomas Built Buses - Safety & Value