‘Listening to my husband saved our lives’ - passenger on fatal bus ride

Two people died and 50 people were injured when a sightseeing bus hit a low-branch on the Żurrieq road. One of the passengers spoke about the ordeal. In the end, it all came down to suntan lotion. Anna and her family together with friends had been sitting on the upper deck of the sightseeing bus all day and the breeze meant they were not aware how sunburnt they were getting. They loved the open-top bus experience and had good memories from previous trips, so when the Romanian group came to Malta on April 5, they signed up for the Monday tour, thinking it would be a great way to see as much as they could of the new destination. Anna's 11-year-old daughter was enthralled by the adventure and insisted they should all stay on the upper deck of the bus, sitting on the left-hand side to catch the best view over the countryside. But it was a long day and they were happy to rest at Ħaġar Qim for an hour before the final leg of the trip home.   Read: Two dead, six critical, 44 others treated, as tourist bus hits tree in Żurrieq As they waited, they spotted a British family with three children who had been on the same trip earlier in the day. There was also another British family there,...