Malta Public Transport has apologised to the owner of the car which was damaged by a bus driver as seen in footage uploaded on various websites, including The Malta Independent.

In a statement, the company made reference to the video uploaded on various news portals and to a number of social media sites showing a bus operated by Malta Public Transport causing damage to a car parked in a narrow road in Sliema.

The company apologised to the owner of this vehicle and said that it will bear all the costs involved in repairing this vehicle.

The company said that this road was not part of the scheduled bus route, or of the approved diversion in the St Julian's area and therefore the driver has been immediately suspended from duty pending further investigations and disciplinary action.  

The Malta Independent story