Reading posts a viral video of a person getting hit by a bus then getting up an entering a pub as part of their latest Twitter promo.
In 2017, new CCTV footage came to light, showing the shocking moment a male was struck by a bus on the street in Reading, but what happened was even more unbelievable.
The man, Simon Smith, can be seen getting knocked to the ground by the vehicle while walking along Gun Street, but incredibly, he was able to get back on his feet afterwards and suffered only bruising and walked into the pub afterwards.
Fast forward to today and the club have used the video as part of a promo with an event being held at that very pub, the Purple Turtle.
Even the BBC warn that the footage is distressing, but for the League One club to use it so casually for an event have led many stunned.
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We return to the Purple Turtle in August for our 2024/25 launch party, and tickets are on sale to Season Ticket holders now!
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CLUB STATEMENT:
A CHANCE TO UNITE AHEAD OF THE SEASON OPENER
After the huge success of last year’s Pre-Season Social at the iconic Purple Turtle, we’re delighted to confirm we will be doing it all over again as we prepare for the start of the 2024/25 campaign away to Birmingham City.
On Thursday 8th August, the renowned venue will open its doors to host Royals fans, staff, guests, and maybe a surprise or two along the way…!
Of course, we don’t need to tell you about the significance of the Purple Turtle. Hundreds of you filed through their doors at the end of April, as fans, players and staff came together to celebrate and reflect on a positive end to what had been a difficult season for all concerned.
This time we arrive in Reading Town Centre with a forward thinking approach, as we get ready for the new campaign as one, with fresh hopes and aspirations ahead of Matchday 1.
We’ll be enjoying the sounds of a DJ and appearances of special guests, and with limited places available exclusively to Season Ticket holders, you’re not going to want to miss it!
Entry is for supporters aged 18 or over only, doors will open at 7pm and the evening will run until last orders. Tickets are just ยฃ9 per Season Ticket holder and they are on sale now using the following selling criteria:
– 1 per Season Ticket holder
– Only on sale to supporters aged 18+ (ID checks also made at the venue)
– All tickets need to be downloaded to Google/Apple Wallet for entry on the evening
Please note there is very limited availability and tickets will be sold as first come, first serve.
We can’t wait to see as many of you there as possible, for what is sure to be a fantastic event in the centre of our town.
Back to the incident as seen at the top of this article now and a year after it, the bus driver who knocked the man down over when he lost control of his double-decker was handed a suspended jail sentence and a 24-month driving ban.
BBC News reported that Cheikh Daouda Senghor, 41, from St Johns Road, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, previously admitted dangerous driving on 24 June 2017.
A judge revealed that it was “a miracle” that the man who got knocked down was able to get up and walked away.
Reading Crown Court heard how the bus driver had been driving the number 17 service when he entered a chicane into Gun Street “quickly” and “lost control” of the vehicle, with the prosecutor stating that he “put his foot on the accelerator rather than the brake” in a response to “a movement on the bus”.
The bus then went onto the pavement and hit the man “square on” before coming to a stop, with the driver going straight to the person he just hit, who got up and walked into a bar.
He had two fractures to his shoulder and ribs, as well as some internal bruising. Incredibly lucky it wasn’t any worse than that.
Judge Paul Dugdale said: “It’s nothing short of a miracle that he was able to get up and walk into the Purple Turtle.
“It must have been quite shocking to him how close he came to really serious injury or worse that day.”
The judge said to the driver: “On this day you made a serious mistake when you were in a position of great responsibility.”
Defending the driver, Alex Dos Santos said the case was one of a misjudgement: “He accepts that it was his fault. It was a mistake on his part.
“Mr Senghor has lost his employment. He wanted to apologise to the victim and make amends where possible. He deeply regrets what occurred.”
Mr Dos Santos said while Senghor was going to the aid of Mr Smith, “someone decided to help themselves to his rucksack”, which contained his passport and other personal items.
Senghor received an eight month jail sentence, suspended for a year.
He was allowed to carry out 250 hours unpaid work and undergo a rehabilitation activity requirement for five days and made to take an extended driving test at the end of his ban.
This is how fans reacted after Reading FC posts the viral video of a person getting hit by bus and entering the pub for their latest Twitter promo…
@fred_rfc: what ๐
@rvbberhead: Crazy promo admin, I like it
@ronniemac93: ๐๐ using this video
@Marc_Mayo_: Pretty apt metaphor for being a #ReadingFC fan that our kit announcement video features a guy minding his own business then being hit by a bus
@Beknee1871: Admins going to get fired it was good knowing you boss
@iJC106: A second purple turtle kit should be the talking point here but realistically our club admin has quite literally posted the infamous video of a bloke being twatted by a bus outside the purple turtle #ReadingFC
@Tianh20_: Mad video to use admin ๐
@megamarvatron: Possibly the greatest new kit launch video any clubs released. Fucking hell.
@Josh_nyquist: Admins getting sacked ๐ญ๐ญ
@tiggs9898: This is a crazy way to market a kit but I’m here for it ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
@modmag1905: Reading FC using a video of a man getting run over by a bus for Twitter promo… ๐ Alright, he gets up and walks straight into a bar (which is funny), but it’s kind of a known thing in the town that he wasn’t actually all that ‘alright’ afterwards (less funny).
@AHumanGarfield: I swear to god If thereโs a number 17 bus themed kit
@PatrickJDDodge: What kind of marketing is this hahahahahah
@joshhmfc1: This is why I love twitter, A football club showing a man get hit by a bus to tease a new shirt ๐
@jkanalysis7: Am i seeing things or has a club genuinely just used that as an announcement video๐คฃ๐คฃ
@MightyMillers20: Mad video to use
@proclubs_weekly: All jokes aside what the actual fuck ๐๐๐???
@UpTheRs: Naa what the fuck??
@DavidMatthews6: Have Reading actually used a pedestrian getting hit by a bus for a kit announcement?!
@LBFootballFan: Some video ๐ณ
@SamCafcTyler: How long before this is deleted then
@thejamieseymour: Admin chose violence this morning ๐
@brf_1871: Fitting tease being such a crash of a club nowadays.
@Josephsteele23: Only club in the country to tease a new shirt by showing a man getting ran over by a bus ๐ญ
@dannyphillips87: What the fuck, a club promoting a new kit by showing someone getting hit by a bus ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ
@BSpalding7: Nothing to see here, just Reading Football Club posting a video of a bloke getting hit by a bus
@LeeDForster:
Pahahaha!!! Fuckin Hell!
@BurnleyOfficial Admin has a new rival ๐
@JamesBeck_5: Readingโs admin team are on the beers surely
@mattlyynch: Yeah thatโll be sound. Tweet that. ๐ง
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