Dead passenger goes unnoticed on London bus for six hours

[Liberal_in_LA]

Dead passenger goes unnoticed on London bus for six hours
A dead bus passenger was driven around London after staff failed to the spot his body for more than six hours, an inquest heard.


Published: 7:00AM BST 12 Jun 2009

Pawel Modzelewski, 25, died on the night bus, but stayed in the garage overnight and was still in his seat when the bus went out the following morning.

Early morning commuters joined the double decker, unaware Mr Modzelewski was in fact dead.

He was on the bus for at least six hours before another passenger raised the alarm, Southwark Coroner's Court heard.

Disciplinary action is now being taken against the staff of the London Central Bus Company.

The driver of the night bus had noticed Mr Modzelewski on the top deck but 'forgot' about him when he could not wake him up, the inquest was told.

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"He forgot to tell anyone about the man.

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In a statement Morlaye Keppy-Camara said he flagged down a double-decker at 7am the following morning in Brockley.

"I got on the no. 171 bus and went upstairs. I walked towards the back of the bus. As I did so I passed a white male.

"He was slumped forwards in his seat and not moving."

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Recording a narrative verdict he said: "Mr Modzelewski was found cold and dead holding an empty needle.

"On the balance of probabilities he died self-administering a drug, yet he was not found until six and a half hours later.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5510074/Dead-passenger-goes-unnoticed-on-London-bus-for-six-hours.html

[Contrary1]

1. People don't take the time anymore...

to even pretend they give a damn.

My brother is a fireman/paramedic. A few years back, he pulled into a gas station at the corner of a busy intersection. While filling up, he noticed a car with the turn signal on, waiting to exit. Several cars pulled up behind him, taking turns honking their horns, then backing up, and going around him.

Upon checking to see if the driver was ok, my brother found a man dead at the wheel, apparently from a heart attack. He was already cold. Turns out the car had been there a couple of hours, and until my brother showed up, not a single person; not even the gas station employees, interrupted their busy day to see if a fellow human needed assistance.

Beyond sad.

[Liberal_in_LA]

5. wow...really sad

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[Odin2005]

3. Google Kitty Giovanni

A lot of people simply don't care, it's depressing. :(

[Feron]

4. "Don't disturb my friend., he's dead tired."

Seriously though, this will hopefully lead to policies that can avert future events such as this. Something as simple as requiring the driver to walk through the bus and remove all passengers helps.