Virginia Giuffre, one of the women who accused Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew of sexually abusing her as a teen, was due in court just days before she said she was hit by a bus. She shocked her followers on Sunday when she said on an Instagram post she had only 4 days to live after kidney failure.
Virginia’s spokesman has since admitted she made a mistake posting it publicly and it was intended for a private Facebook page.
However, police said no serious injuries were reported after the incident, and they described it as a minor collision.
The bus driver involved in Virginia’s crash has spoken out after the mysterious incident.
Driver Ross Munns told Daily Mail Australia that the crash happened when he was driving with 29 children on board and was just about to overtake when a vehicle in front of him started to turn to the right.
He claimed the Toyota Highlander ahead of the bus was driven by a 71-year-old woman, who is thought to be Virginia’s carer. He said he didn’t remember seeing Virginia in the vehicle, but a police report later said a 41-year-old woman was a passenger.
Ross said: ‘It’s just all blown out of proportion and I know what happened. I didn’t even see her in the car.’
Ross has been a professional driver for 16 years. He said he sounded his horn when the Toyota began suddenly turning in front of him to get onto a side road.
He said he swapped details with the 71-year-old woman and they both drove away following the impact.
However, he decided to report it to the authorities as he felt ‘a little bit suss.’
When he called the woman the next day, she told him that her passenger had suffered a black eye.
He said seeing the Instagram post claiming the bus had hit Virginia’s car at over 110km/h (60mph) left him uneasy.
The driver continued: ‘I actually feel sorry for her. If I hit that car at 110 they would be dead. I used to drive ambulances for years in the country and I know how to have a good look.
‘I have got the all-clear from the police and if they want to come for insurance, I will fight that as well.
‘She said she was hit by a bus at 110km/h and all buses in Western Australia are governed to 100km/h.
‘I was doing 75 and its only when she slowed down even more, I decided to pass her.’
He claimed there’s ‘no way you could get that injury if you were in that car.’
Virginia’s original Instagram post said: ‘I’ve gone into kidney renal failure, they’ve given me 4 days to live, transferring me to a specialist hospital in urology. I’m ready to go, just not until I see my babies one last time, but you know what they say about wishes. S**T in one hand and wish in the other & I guarantee it’s still going to be s**t at the end of the day. Thank you all for being the wonderful people of the world and for being a great part of my life. God bless you all xx Virginia’
Virginia was due to appear at Perth Magistrates’ Court accused of breaching a family violence restraining order, Daily Mail Australia reports.
Prince Andrew, who has strongly denied Virginia’s claims, agreed to pay her charity £12,000,000 in 2022 to end her civil case at a New York court.
