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Do you have a copy of the CCTV or know that a copy will remain intact?
Go as official as you can. Report to Police as you might need a Police report number if any insurance companies get involved.
I recently had a case dropped where a bus driver hit me and drove off. The Police didn't think it would be successful if taken to court despite my having photos of the driver and bus and a positive witness statement from another bus driver who was travelling behind us at the time and saw the whole incident and told the Police that the driver blatantly hit me and drove off.
It's amazing how quickly something that seems so cut and dry can turn into parties involved not playing ball. Get everything down on paper and reported through all the proper channels asap.
She is a "professional" driver yet still managed to nearly drive a huge bus over you on a small bike. That's not right. You might view it as a mistake but a foot or two further and you'd have been under the bus too, not just your wheel. If people aren't reprimanded enough for these incidents it sends a message that it's ok and next time someone might end up with less of a lucky escape from a potentially deadly incident.
Good on you for keeping it calm though. Not easy to do in these situations. Very easy to let the adrenalin and survival instincts kick in and go over the top. Glad you're ok.