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Motorist escapes plunge off Malibu Canyon Road, only to be struck by bus

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By Brittny Mejia
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A motorist who barely escaped driving off a precipice along Malibu Canyon Road was struck by a passing tour bus as he fled his teetering vehicle, according to authorities.

The Malibu-Lost Hills sheriff’s station responded to the accident on Malibu Canyon Road at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, according to a post on the Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station Facebook page. The male driver lost control of an SUV and nearly went over the side.

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The driver became disoriented, exited the vehicle and was struck by a passing tour bus, authorities said.

“Fortunately for the man, he was conscious and breathing on our arrival,” the post read. The driver was transported to a hospital for treatment.

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Brittny Mejia

Brittny Mejia is a Metro reporter covering federal courts for the Los Angeles Times. Previously, she wrote narrative pieces with a strong emphasis on the Latino community and others that make up the diversity of L.A. and California. Mejia was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2021 in local reporting for her investigation with colleague Jack Dolan that exposed failures in Los Angeles County’s safety-net healthcare system that resulted in months-long wait times for patients, including some who died before getting appointments with specialists. She joined The Times in 2014.

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