| Fifteen hurt after double-decker bus hits bridge - Eccles, Manchester, 21/7/2025 Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 22:48, 21st July 2025 |     |
From the BBC:
Fifteen people have been injured, one critically, as a double-decker bus had its roof torn off after striking a bridge.
The vehicle crashed at the junction of Barton Road and Trafford Road in Eccles, Salford, at about 15:00 BST, Greater Manchester Police said.
North West Ambulance Service said 15 people were treated at the scene and then taken to hospital. Three people have sustained serious injuries. One of them is in a critical condition.
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) said the bus was a 100 service in operation at the time of the crash.
A large number of paramedics, including an air ambulance, attended the scene. Road closures are in place, with police advising people to avoid the area.
North West Ambulance Service said it had sent 10 emergency ambulances, its hazard response team and colleagues from North West Air Ambulance, with the first team arriving at 15.10.
"NWAS treated 15 patients who were all taken to Salford Royal or Manchester Royal Infirmary hospitals," it added.
(BBC articles continues)
| Re: Fifteen hurt after double-decker bus hits bridge - Eccles, Manchester, 21/7/2025 Posted by Mark A at 08:21, 22nd July 2025 | |
That's the aqueduct carrying the Bridgwater Canal, fairly adjacent to the swing span across the Manchester Ship Canal, the driver appears to have passed very prominent placemaking cues and also an overhead structure from which hang a set of jangly chains intended to warn people in overheight vehicles, in this case apparently to no effect.
Mark
| Re: Fifteen hurt after double-decker bus hits bridge - Eccles, Manchester, 21/7/2025 Posted by matth1j at 09:24, 22nd July 2025 | |
Telegraph report has video, with a warning that some may find it distressing:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/d8f0daef75f202c5
('gifted' link, non-subscribers should be able to view I believe)
| Re: Fifteen hurt after double-decker bus hits bridge - Eccles, Manchester, 21/7/2025 Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 11:13, 22nd July 2025 | |
An update, from the BBC:
Bus driver arrested after 20 injured in bridge crash
The driver of a double-decker bus that crashed into a canal bridge injuring 20 people, including three who were seriously hurt, has been arrested.
A passenger was thrown from the top deck when the vehicle's roof was torn off as it struck the Bridgewater Canal Aqueduct on Barton Lane in Eccles, Salford on Monday, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said.
The force said a 19-year-old woman, and two men, one aged in his 20s and another in his 40s, sustained serious injuries and remain in hospital in a stable condition.
The driver, a man in his 50s, was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless driving and has been bailed pending further enquiries.
Police said 17 other people were also treated at the scene for injuries that were "non-life threatening or life-changing".
Barton Lane has since been reopened, and Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) said it has launched an "immediate and urgent" investigation into the circumstances of the crash. This includes why the 100 service bus was "not taking its usual route", a TFGM spokesman said.
Police said there are height restriction warnings in place by the bridge, including hanging chains and signs.
Transport Commissioner for Greater Manchester Vernon Everitt said: "We are working closely with the investigation team at Greater Manchester Police and the bus operator, Stagecoach. This is clearly a distressing situation for everyone involved and we'd like to thank emergency services for their swift response."
The road was closed into Monday evening with diversions in place as authorities worked to move the damaged bus.
Labour MP for Worsley and Eccles Michael Wheeler said the crash was "unacceptable". "It's not the first time this has happened, so after understanding what's happened we need to do everything we can to make sure it doesn't happen again," he told BBC Radio Manchester.
A bus has previously had its roof ripped off after striking the same bridge in April 2023.
The driver of a double-decker bus that crashed into a canal bridge injuring 20 people, including three who were seriously hurt, has been arrested.
A passenger was thrown from the top deck when the vehicle's roof was torn off as it struck the Bridgewater Canal Aqueduct on Barton Lane in Eccles, Salford on Monday, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said.
The force said a 19-year-old woman, and two men, one aged in his 20s and another in his 40s, sustained serious injuries and remain in hospital in a stable condition.
The driver, a man in his 50s, was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless driving and has been bailed pending further enquiries.
Police said 17 other people were also treated at the scene for injuries that were "non-life threatening or life-changing".
Barton Lane has since been reopened, and Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) said it has launched an "immediate and urgent" investigation into the circumstances of the crash. This includes why the 100 service bus was "not taking its usual route", a TFGM spokesman said.
Police said there are height restriction warnings in place by the bridge, including hanging chains and signs.
Transport Commissioner for Greater Manchester Vernon Everitt said: "We are working closely with the investigation team at Greater Manchester Police and the bus operator, Stagecoach. This is clearly a distressing situation for everyone involved and we'd like to thank emergency services for their swift response."
The road was closed into Monday evening with diversions in place as authorities worked to move the damaged bus.
Labour MP for Worsley and Eccles Michael Wheeler said the crash was "unacceptable". "It's not the first time this has happened, so after understanding what's happened we need to do everything we can to make sure it doesn't happen again," he told BBC Radio Manchester.
A bus has previously had its roof ripped off after striking the same bridge in April 2023.
