Driver escapes serious injury as bus slips off O-bahn track in Adelaide

7NEWS

10-06-2025

A bus driver is lucky to have walked away mostly unscathed when his vehicle slipped off Adelaide's O-bahn track, delaying traffic and public transport services during the morning peak hour commute.
The bus slipped off the bus-only track near Klemzig, in Adelaide's inner north, just before 8am on Tuesday.
The male driver escaped any serious injuries, and the bus was not in service and had no passengers on board.
However delays were expected for commuters with a large-scale operation underway to right the bus and get it back onto the tracks.
A large crane had to be brought in for the task.
Buses using the O-bahn track were detoured around the site, however services continued mostly as normal.
The 12km-long O-bahn track allows buses to avoid heavy traffic congestion during peak times, with three interchanges at Klemzig, Paradise and Tea Tree Plaza.
As of 2020, the O-bahn was carrying approximately 31,000 people per weekday according to University of South Australia studies.
However, it is also notorious for accidents with reports of cars taking a wrong turn onto the O-Bahn a common source of satire in South Australia.
In April 2025, a pair of teens driving an allegedly stolen Mustang got stuck after driving nearly 2km on the track.
Adelaide Metro said repairs to the track may be required after Tuesday's bus incident.
'Engineers are on site assessing the damage to understand what repairs may be required,' it told 7NEWS.com.au.
'At this time, it is not known how long this process will take.
'The bus is currently in the process of being removed by a crane. This is expected to take a few hours.
'The O-Bahn track will remain closed for outbound services (towards Tea Tree Plaza) between Klemzig and Paradise Interchange and buses will continue to detour via the road network. No stops are being missed.'
Citybound O-Bahn services are not affected.
Adelaide Metro is investigating the cause of the incident.