Horror scenes as rush hour bus is SLICED in half after it ploughs into a tree in Adelaide

A operator has been rushed to infirmary aft becoming trapped successful the wreckage of a  autobus clang that saw the conveyance sliced successful fractional by a ample tree. 

Emergency services were called to Modbury Interchange, near the Tea Tree Plaza Interchange Park'n'Ride, in northeast Adelaide, astatine astir 9:30am connected Friday.

The unit of the collision divided the beforehand of the autobus successful half, with the histrion trunk remaining wrong the mediate of the vehicle. 

The beforehand seats of the autobus were crumpled and solid shards from the shattered windshield were strewn crossed the clang site. 

SA Metropolitan Fire Services firefighters worked for 20 minutes to escaped the driver, a antheral successful his 40s, utilizing specialised cutting tools. 

The operator suffered important injuries and was rushed to Royal Adelaide Hospital.  

Luckily, determination were nary different passengers connected the autobus astatine the clip of the crash. 

The autobus interchange astatine Tea Tree Plaza is presently closed, affecting 20 autobus routes. 

The O-Bahn way is besides closed successful some directions betwixt the Tea Tree Plaza and Paradise interchanges. 

Adelaide Metro, which runs the nationalist transport services, person allocated unit astatine the interchange to assistance nonstop passengers to alternate stops.

Passengers are being advised to let for further question clip for work detours and are urged to cheque the Adelaide Metro website for affected routes and updates.