A taxi driver escaped death this morning in the city of Port Moresby after a terrifying road accident at the traffic light intersection at Waigani. According to eye witnesses at the scene, the PMV bus number 7 smashed into the side of the small taxi sedan, squeezing both the front and back doors in and pushing the taxi onto the traffic island. The driver, Mr. Justin Aris was lucky to walk away with just minor scratches to his head, arm and leg. “I was driving towards Sports Inn when I was hit on the right side by this PMV bus,” said Justin. “It was already green light and by the time I was in the middle on the road, I realized that this bus was already near to me and hit my right side and pushed me off the road. “It could have been worse, but thank God it didn’t.” As for the driver and the crew of the PMV bus, eyewitnesses said they escaped the scene of the accident by getting on board another PMV bus and fled while the taxi driver was still left dazed in his taxi. Police were already at the scene of the accident when PNG HAUSBUNG arrived at the site. Officers took witness statements along with the statement of the taxi driver. The accident took place at the traffic light intersection between Wards Strip and John Guise Drive.