Glastonbury coach passengers recall horror journey residence on ‘cursed’ driver’s bus

Glastonbury attendees have revealed their journey from hell, as they tried to leave the iconic festival only to be met with a series of unfortunate events.

The absolute farce of a trip began when the driver reportedly “had a tantrum”. The passengers, eager to get back from Somerset after the five-day extravaganza, were not amused by the antics.

One passenger took to Twitter/X to vent about the so-called cursed coach ride, claiming: “When we were leaving Glasto our coach driver was told under no circumstance to open the luggage hold until we got to Manchester.”

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They continued: “He opened it at the services and it’s fallen off, then he had a tantrum saying he doesn’t want to drive anymore and has just walked off. After 2 hours we’re on a replacement coach but with the same driver who kept saying ‘focus’ to himself before we set off, definitely not going to crash at all.”

The bus driver then allegedly asked his passengers for help to find his way back, as if the sat-nav had gone on strike too. The Twitter/X saga went on: “The coach driver has just asked a girl to Google Maps ‘Manchester’ for him.”

A photo of the “cursed coach” was also shared in the viral thread, which triggered a flurry of other Glastonbury attendees to share their inconvenient experiences with coaches booked toward Manchester.

One user reported: “Our coach to Manchester had a driver that had engineered his breaks so he had to stop at Knutsford and couldn’t go any further. Already stopped twice at services and took an ‘accidental’ detour part the way to Cardiff. Luckily the firm had a replacement.”

Meanwhile, another user fondly remembered their coach journey from 2022, noting how their relentless driver would stop at nothing to get festival-goers to their five-day party.

Their post read: “When I took the coach to Glasto in 2022, our coach driver clipped a tree and knocked his massive wing mirror clean off and completely smashed the windscreen but he didn’t stop, just kept driving all the way to Glasto. Absolute hero.”

The coach company, which we have chosen not to name, has been contacted for comment.

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