My brother saw a bus "with a lot of windows along the top on its side" 
along Hiway 101 yesterday--the same (unfortunate) accident?  

On Mon, 23 Jan 1995, David Kao wrote:

> Saw a news last night about a VW bus involved in a fatal head on accident.
> The bus appeared to be of 70's. The accident happened on a Bay Area highway
> in California.
> 
> The left front corner (driver side) was severly ruined. The driver door was
> missing (probably torn by rescue workers to get the driver out). However, 
> the driver's cab of the bus seemed remain intact. The bus was still on its
> wheels. Have no idea how badly the driver was injured. But by looking at the 
> damage I believe the driver should be OK with moderate injuries only.
> 
> Not so lucky with the other car though. If not mistaken what I saw on my TV
> was a small Japanese car. The car was torn into pieces. The front axle with
> engine was seperated from the rest. The passenger cabinet was totally exposed
> and fractured. It's unbelievable... There were 2 fatalities reported.
> 
> It was an awful accident. Don't know which car was responsible. One thing for
> sure is that VW buses are safe besides the the special taste driving in them.
> 
> David Kao
> 83 westy and 84 vanagon
> dkao@eng.sun.com
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