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71-year-old mr. yang was waiting for the bus at the bus stop. when he was about to get on the bus, the driver closed the door and drove away, then stopped the bus twice, causing mr. yang to fall on the way to get on the bus, resulting in multiple fractures. the driver then drove away.

the bus team believes that the driver is not responsible because the bus did not hit the old man, but grandpa yang believes that if the driver had not left the passenger behind and then stopped the bus a second time, he would not have rushed to get on the bus and would not have fallen. the driver should not have ignored the matter and drove away for fear of taking responsibility.

"it was the passers-by nearby who helped me up, but the driver just drove away. this attitude made me very angry." nearly a month has passed since the incident, and grandpa yang has been waiting for an apology from the bus company, but to no avail. the old man is considering protecting his rights through legal procedures.

at around 17:00 on august 21, grandpa yang was waiting for bus no. 628 at tianjin hotel subway station. because the weather was hot at the time, the old man stood in the shade of a tree in the bus shelter on the side road. according to grandpa yang, the bus shelter is located on the side road, and the bus stop sign is on the main road. the bus stops on the main road, and the main road and the side road are only a dozen steps apart.

"i saw bus no. 628 coming, so i walked towards the bus stop on the main road to get on the bus. the bus driver should be able to see me." grandpa yang recalled that when he walked to the platform, a passenger was getting on the bus in front of him. he was less than 1 meter away from the passenger in front of him. unexpectedly, after the passenger in front of him got on the bus, the driver ignored the passengers who had not yet boarded the bus and closed the door and drove away.

mr. yang said that he thought the bus would just drive away and wait for the next one. unexpectedly, the bus drove forward for more than 20 meters and then stopped. "i thought the driver found out that he missed a passenger and stopped to wait for me, so i hurried to the bus station. because there were steps on the platform and i was pulling a small cart, i accidentally fell down in a hurry."

mr. yang recalled that he fell flat on the ground with his left side and face touching the ground. "i fell hard and was a little dazed at the time." several passengers waiting for the bus on the roadside saw this and came forward to help mr. yang up. after mr. yang stood up, he saw the bus drove away. "if the driver had come down to ask me, i wouldn't have made a fuss, but the driver ignored me, which made me very angry."

after getting up, mr. yang found that his nose was bleeding, his eyes were purple, his legs were bruised, and his wrists were painful. after that, mr. yang called the police, who collected evidence after they arrived.

soon after, mr. yang's family arrived at the scene and took him to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment. the examination report issued by the second hospital of tianjin medical university showed that mr. yang had fractures of both nasal bones and the left maxillary frontal process; the preliminary diagnosis was chest injury, soft tissue contusion, and rib fracture. the examination and treatment costs of more than 1,200 yuan were all paid by mr. yang.

nearly a month has passed since the incident, and mr. yang's physical condition has improved, but his wrist still hurts, he is unable to lift heavy objects, and he has slight difficulty breathing due to a broken nose.

what mr. yang couldn't accept was that his family had communicated with the no. 628 bus team about the matter, but the team believed that the driver was not responsible.

mr. yang believes that, firstly, he had walked from the waiting area to the no. 628 bus platform to get on the bus, but the driver failed to fulfill his duty of care and closed the door and drove away before all passengers got on, resulting in the fact that passengers were left out; secondly, although he did not touch the bus when he fell, if he did, it would be a traffic accident, but his fall was causally related to the driver, because it was the driver who left out the station first and then stopped the bus twice, which led mr. yang to think that the bus was waiting for him and he was anxious to get on the bus and fell. mr. yang believes that the bus driver is at fault and should at least apologize to him.

a reporter from jinyun news contacted the staff of the safety management department of bus no. 628 about this matter. after checking the surveillance video on the bus on the day of the incident, the staff told the reporter that the video showed that the old man was standing on the auxiliary road, but the bus stop sign was on the main road. "there was only one passenger when the bus passed by, and the old man was running behind, but the driver did not see the old man because of the blind spot. after the passenger got on the bus, the driver closed the door and was about to leave. someone flashed in the mirror and it felt like someone was running. the driver stopped the bus and saw someone who seemed to have fallen down. the person who fell down did not touch the bus, and it was not known whether he was going to get on the bus, so the driver left."

a staff member of the safety management department said that the camera was installed at the rear door of the bus, and watching the video playback, one could see someone fall, but it was unclear whether the driver could see it from his perspective, and the driver said he was unaware of it.

why did the driver stop after driving 20 meters? the staff said that maybe it was because the driver stopped again because the first stop was far away to prevent missing passengers, or maybe there were passengers who asked the driver to stop. "because there is no sound in the video on the car, we are not sure why the driver stopped after driving 20 meters."

the staff believed that there was no contact between the old man and the bus, and the driver was not sure at the time that the old man wanted to take this bus, so the bus could not take responsibility.

a reporter from jinyun news called the youyi road police station which was responsible for handling the incident involving mr. yang. the staff member said that the public security authorities had already secured evidence of the incident but the specific details could not be disclosed.

the elderly man fell and was injured while getting on the bus. although he did not come into contact with the bus, does the driver need to bear the responsibility? chen jingyi, a lawyer from tianjin tonghua law firm, believes that the bus first missed a passenger and then stopped for the second time, causing the missed passenger to fall and be injured while getting on the bus. the responsibility should mainly be borne by the bus company.

lawyer chen believes that when passengers wait for the bus at the bus stop, they have formed a passenger transport contract relationship with the bus company. the bus company has the obligation to ensure the personal safety of the passengers. after the bus arrives at the station, it is obligated to wait until all passengers are on board before leaving the station.

in addition, chen believes that according to article 63 of the regulations for the implementation of the road traffic safety law of the people's republic of china, city buses are not allowed to stop to pick up or drop off passengers at sections of the road other than at stops. "the no. 628 bus closed its doors and drove away before all passengers were on board, which was a breach of contract in itself. then it stopped again outside the stop, which was an illegal act."

"the driver's second stop caused the missed passengers to chase the bus, increasing the risk for passengers in the process of boarding the bus. the bus company failed to fulfill its obligation of safe transportation." lawyer chen believes that the bus company should bear the main compensation liability, including but not limited to medical expenses, loss of work wages, transportation expenses, nursing expenses, etc.

the jinyun news reporter reported the matter to the 12345 citizen hotline. the hotline staff said they would send the matter to the relevant departments for investigation and handling.

source: jinyun reporter lao yunfei