US EditionDouble decker bus crashes into bridge in Manchester
ECCLES, GREATER MANCHESTER, JUL 21 – Fifteen people were injured when a double-decker bus struck a low bridge, tearing off its roof; at least three sustained serious injuries, authorities confirmed.
- At around 3pm on Monday a double-decker bus struck a bridge at the junction of Barton Lane and Trafford Road in Eccles, leaving its roof torn off and injuring 15 people.
- The bus struck a low bridge while navigating the junction, a similar incident occurred in April 2023 at the same spot.
- North West Ambulance Service declared a "major incident", dispatching ten ambulances, advanced paramedics, HART and air ambulance, with the first team arriving at 15.10.
- The junction of Barton Lane and Trafford Road remained closed into the night with diversions in place and motorists urged to avoid the area, local media reported one person is in critical condition and two others have serious injuries.
- Transport for Greater Manchester confirmed the bus involved was its 100 service, while Vernon Everitt, Transport Commissioner for Greater Manchester, said `first fact`, adding `second fact`, and GMP said `third fact`.
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Dramatic video shows Manchester bus roof sheared off by low bridge
Barton Lane in Eccles, Greater Manchester: Fifteen people have been injured, some seriously, after a double-decker bus crashed into a low bridge on Barton Lane
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