Screams heard after bus smashes into bridge injuring 15 – Bundlezy

Screams heard after bus smashes into bridge injuring 15

Fifteen people have been injured after the roof of a double-decker bus was been ripped off after colliding with a bridge. Emergency services are currently at the junction of Barton Lane and Trafford Road, Eccles, following the incident that occurred this afternoon (Monday, July 21).
Fifteen people are injured following the collision of a double decker bus with a bridge in Greater Manchester (PIcture: MEN Media)

Fifteen people are injured after a double decker bus collided with a bridge, tearing off its roof.

The incident occurred on a No 100 bus in Eccles, Greater Manchester.

‘It probably two minutes before I got there,’ one resident told Manchester Evening News. They said: ‘I could just hear screaming coming from the top of the bus.’

A spokesperson for GM Police said: ‘We are currently responding to a collision between a bus and a bridge at the junction of Barton Road and Trafford Road in Eccles. Emergency services are currently on scene as part of the ongoing work. Please avoid the area as road closures are currently in place.’

Northwest Ambulance Service said: ‘Following reports of an RTC involving a bus in Eccles, the trust has dispatched resources to the scene. We are currently assessing the situation and working with other members of the emergency services.’

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