It sparkled: the bus driver fell asleep at the wheel and knocked down an electric pole

A bus depot worker could not cope with fatigue and fell asleep while performing his duties, as a result of which the bus demolished a power line in the city of Quanzhou (Fujian Province, China).

One of the eyewitnesses to the emergency captured the collision of a regular vehicle with an electrical pole.

According to the police who arrived at the scene of the accident, none of the passengers on board the bus received serious injuries and all responsibility for the incident lies with the bus depot employee.