British man gets hit by bus, strolls to pub

Simon Smith looks back at a bus just before he is hit by it in Reading, England, on June 24, 2017. (The Guardian)

READING, England – If you get knocked down, just pick yourself up, dust yourself off and try again. A British man took that sage advice to heart Saturday.

According to The Guardian, Simon Smith, 53, was nearly across a Reading street when a bus lost control and hit him, throwing him about 20 feet.

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The surveillance video showed the bus ripping off the facade of a building as it shoved Smith down the street, but an undeterred Smith can be seen getting back to his feet, and strolling into a bar.

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Smith suffered only scratches and bruises, according to The Guardian.

The company that operates the bus told the BBC that the crash was an “awful incident,” and is being investigated.

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