Sad personal stereo outcome.

No, this isn't a thread about a beloved Sony Walkman Professional which may have just died.

This evening I was a prime witness of a chap wearing headphones who walked out in front of a bus near where I live in Bath.

Despite the best efforts of the bus driver, the guy got hit by the bus. He appeared to be completely unaware of the existence of said bus (it was a big bendy bus, too) until a fraction of a second before it hit him.

Dreadful.

The police have not long left my house after taking a written statement, and this after calling me earlier to get a verbal statement too. The road was closed for two hours after the thump so this is obviously being treated as a serious accident. The police told me a few things about the condition of the guy but I won't pass anything on until more information comes to light 'publicly'.

I may be wrong but I believe the guy wouldn't have been in a world of his own if he hadn't been listening to his Walkman/iPod/mp3 player/generic personal stereo.

I have this repeating image in my head of the bus skidding, trying to stop and the guy walking out in front of it - please don't let this happen to you or anyone you love! It's truly horrible!

Best regards & keep safe,

Rich.