Chinese bus crash

I was wondering what did happen and found the article. A truck crashed into the back of the bus.

One man was killed and 23 were injured Aug. 2 2013, after a bus trying to back up on a highway was struck by a truck, the London-based Daily Mail reports.

The tourist bus was reversing on the Jinhua-Lishui Wenzhou Expressway near the Fu Ling exchange after the driver missed an exit, according to the Chinese newspaper Guizhou Metropolitan Daily. The truck crashed into the back of the bus. One bus passenger was knocked out, while others suffered fractures and contusions. The truck driver died at the scene.

The video aired by Chinese state broadcaster CCTV captures the bus driver being blown out of the side window of the bus in the collision. The bus shakes violently, sending passengers, luggage and debris flying all over the bus. More than 10 people reportedly were ejected from the bus.

The collision sent the bus skidding about 165 feet before coming to a halt, according to the Daily Mail.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/08/08/bus-crash-china/2631789/u

A tourist bus backing up on a highway? What logic is going through your head that it's better to reverse on a highway than to turn around? 60mph speeds mean you go 88 feet per second... means even if Mr. Truck Driver had perfect situational awareness he'd go at least 100' before the brakes engage and then stopping a truck takes at least 350' assuming highway speed... so... yeah... physics is just a good idea, it's the law. I'm shocked the only death was the poor truck driver, the bus driver needs a stern talking to about his decision making...

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