Double-decker bus seen travelling wrong way up slip road
A double-decker bus was seen travelling in the wrong direction when trying to get onto the A38 at Patchway. One eyewitness reported seeing the First Bus drive on the A38 slip road facing towards oncoming traffic at around 8pm on Monday (November 20). The bus was heading towards Southmead[1] Hospital according to the display.
Images taken at the scene show the double-decker vehicle stopped on the slip road, with other cars – facing the correct way – also brought to a halt. An eyewitness told BristolLive: “Double decker bus tried to get on the A38 in the wrong direction.” The display shows the bus involved was the Y6 route, service Southmead Hospital via Cribbs Causeway, Bristol Parkway, Yate[2] and Chipping Sodbury.
BristolLive has contacted FirstGroup for comment.
A bus was seen travelling the wrong way on an A38 slip road in Patchway at around 8pm on November 20 (Image: Submitted)