This is the dramatic moment a bus driver accidentally accelerated instead of hitting the breaks, and crashed into Marquette University.
Calvert Campbell, the bus driver, will be taken off the road for at least six months following the Milwaukee County Transit System’s investigation into the May crash.
Footage from cameras on the bus showed the vehicle approaching a junction at speed.
This is the dramatic moment a bus driver accidentally accelerated instead of hitting the breaks, and crashed into Marquette University
Calvert Campbell, the bus driver, was seen screaming in terror moments before the crash
The driver appears to panic when he realizes he is taking the left turn too fast.
But instead of hitting the breaks, he seems to slam his foot on the accelerator.
Realizing his mistake, he screams and braces himself for impact moments before he crashes into a tree outside Johnston Hall, just east of Gesu Church in Milwaukee.
Footage from cameras on the bus showed the vehicle approaching a junction at speed
Campbell took a left turn but accidentally hit the accelerator, and sped towards the pavement
The bus crashed into a tree outside Johnston Hall, just east of Gesu Church in Milwaukee
The rest of the passengers were sent flying out of their seats.
Campbell, 59, and three of his five passengers reported non-life threatening injuries after the crash on May 15
Milwaukee County Transit System examined the bus and found no evidence of mechanical failure.
Campbell, 59, was injured on impact. He has now been taken off driving duties for six months
Three of his five passengers also reported non-life threatening injuries after the crash on May 15
Campbell, who has been a bus driver for 12 years without any accidents, has been taken off the road for six months, CBS 58 reported.
He will work cleaning and fueling the buses at night.
Milwaukee County Transit System will reassess him after the six month period.