Fifteen hurt as double-decker bus hits bridge

Fifteen people were injured because a dual -storey bus was hit by a bridge.

Greater Manchester police said the vehicle fell at the junction of Salford, Eccles, Salford Barton Road and Trafford Road.

North Western ambulance service, 15 people were treated at the scene and then taken to hospital, he said. Three people were subjected to serious injuries.

Greater Manchester (TFGM) Transport, the bus is 100 services during the accident, he said.

Numerous medical officers, including the air ambulance, at the scene. The police advise people to avoid the region.

North Western Ambulance Service, 10 Emergency Ambulance, Hazard intervention team and North West Air Air Ambulance sent colleagues and the first team came to 15.10, he said.

“NWAS treated 15 patients who were taken to Salford Royal or Manchester Royal Revirmary hospitals.”

Stacey Morley, who lives next to the accident scene, said that it was “third or fourth time” that it saw a bus accident on the same channel bridge.

He said, “It was terrible, I’m still shocked.”

“I just feel sorry for people and their families.”

Another witness living in the region said the accident and then it was “really sad”.

He said: “Actually, I haven’t seen anything like this in my life.

“[There were] A lot of children on the bus, the bus is a mess. “

A TFGM spokesman said that “a double -storey bus reports colliding with a bridge on the Barton Road in Eccles”.

“The bus was 100 services and started to operate during the collision.”

“Currently, our absolute priority supports the emergency intervention and the people on the ship.”

A bus had removed the roof before. bump into the same bridge In April 2023.