A Bolt delivery robot and a city bus collided at about 6 p.m. Monday at the pedestrian crossing where Luise and Tehnika streets meet in central Tallinn. Tallinn Transport said the robot approached on Tehnika Street and entered the crossing against a red light, according to the bus driver and other road users. The driver braked sharply to avoid a crash, causing passengers who were standing to fall. As many as nine people were injured. Video from the bus shows the vehicles making contact and the robot being pushed along the roadway.
The robot drove away before police arrived. Tallinn Transport said leaving an accident scene without meeting legal obligations could constitute an offense, while board member Andrei Novikov said police must establish the circumstances. He described the robot as responsible, but said the incident remains under investigation, including why it entered the crossing. The crash is not the first reported collision of its kind in Tallinn: in April 2020, a delivery robot struck a bus wheel in the Mustamäe district, though nobody was hurt.
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