A Shocking incident took place in UK Manchester where a Double decker bus collided with a low bridge ripping off its roof and injuring 15 people with three suffering serious injuries.
The vehicle crashed at the junction of Barton Road and Trafford Road in Eccles, Salford. 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.
An eyewitness told the Manchester Evening News that he heard “screaming” moments after the bus collided with the bridge. Another witness, Szymon Hundz stated that he and his girlfriend were in their flat overlooking the road when the crash happened. His girlfriend witnessed the bus pass under the bridge and saw two people fall from the top floor onto the ground.
They described hearing a loud, explosion-like sound. He and his girlfriend rushed down to help, bringing chairs, water, and searching for medical supplies from neighbours while waiting for paramedics. Mr Hundz also witnessed one man having a seizure and many others with bleeding heads.
Some locals near the incident also confirmed that this isn’t the first incident or collision with the bridge. This incident marks third or forth time a bus has collided with the canal bridge . The eyewitnesses even saw people with head injuries, and that there were lots of children on the bus.
Manchester’s transport commissioner, Vernon Everitt, announced an immediate and urgent investigation into the crash including the driver. He has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless driving following the incident , the name of the driver hasn’t been released but is said to be in his 50s.
