Accident on I-40

[davidbrady]

Had some service done on SpongeBob at the Prevost facility in Goodlettesville, Tn this past week. I was traveling home yesterday during a light rain shower on I-40 just west of Knoxville rounding a sweeping left hand bend. Me in lane 2 when I suddenly heard a loud crashing noise and felt the bus heave towards the shoulder. A young lady in a small sedan lost control in lane 1 and slid from lane 1 into the bus broadside. I can see the full indentation of her car's profile in the side of my bus. The damage to the bus is about 2.5 basement doors long. I can't detect any damage to the bus's steel space frame. Two basement doors are cracked all the way thru, there's damage to three sections of stainless steel trimwork, damage to the Vantare fiberglass panels at the base of the doors, and also damage to the leading face of the rear fender. I'll post pics. Be careful out there. The lady has insurance and she was cited; there's no contest on who's at fault. The hassle is the huge inconvenience in having body work and paint performed on a Prevost conversion. I called Prevost to see about availability of basement doors and they are available. The other pieces need to come from Vantare.