| 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.
| Re: Fifteen hurt after double-decker bus hits bridge - Eccles, Manchester, 21/7/2025 Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 23:28, 23rd July 2025 | |
An update, from the BBC:
Changes considered after bus bridge crash
Transport bosses are looking at changing routes and adding more warning signs after a double decker bus crashed into a bridge.
The vehicle's roof was torn off as it struck the Bridgewater Canal Aqueduct on Barton Lane in Eccles, Salford on Monday, with three people seriously injured and 17 others also hurt.
The Transport Commissioner for Greater Manchester Vernon Everitt said passengers' safety was the Bee Network's "top priority" as he revealed Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham had asked him to produce an "urgent report" on the incident.
As well as a police investigation, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has launched its own probe into the crash.
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, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said.
The driver, a man in his 50s, was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless driving and has been bailed pending further inquiries.
Everitt said TfGM is fully supporting GMP's investigation and all available CCTV from the bus has now been recovered by the operator, Stagecoach, and passed to the force.
TfGM was working with Stagecoach, Salford City Council as the local highway authority and Peel, as the owner of the aqueduct, on its own probe into the collision, he said. This includes why the 100 service bus was "not taking its usual route", a TFGM spokesman said.
They have also agreed several short-term measures to be implemented as soon as possible including new and additional warning measures – including further signage at and near the bridge.
TfGM has also sought reassurances from bus operators, local authorities and others with responsibility for managing and maintaining low bridges about how they will mitigate measures to prevent further strikes.
Everitt said it was looking at potentially re-routing services away from the Barton Lane bridge. He said Burnham has asked him to look into the circumstances around the crash and make recommendations about wider implications for safety on the network. "I have heard very clearly the concern from the local community that there have been many other collisions at this location over many years," the transport commissioner said. He said he has also spoken to the head of a bus operator involved in a separate collision into a low bridge on Ten Acres Lane in Newton Heath on Tuesday.
A Metroline Manchester training bus was being driven by a trainee driver when it struck a bridge, but no passengers were onboard, and nobody was injured.
Everitt said that incident would be thoroughly investigated, too, and form part of his report. He said it was also helping to support those impacted by the "deeply distressing event". "Our commitment to safe operations is absolute. Core to this will be the further development of a Bee Network safety standard, as part of our long-term Vision Zero strategy and plan to eliminate death and serious injuries on the city region's roads."
Transport bosses are looking at changing routes and adding more warning signs after a double decker bus crashed into a bridge.
The vehicle's roof was torn off as it struck the Bridgewater Canal Aqueduct on Barton Lane in Eccles, Salford on Monday, with three people seriously injured and 17 others also hurt.
The Transport Commissioner for Greater Manchester Vernon Everitt said passengers' safety was the Bee Network's "top priority" as he revealed Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham had asked him to produce an "urgent report" on the incident.
As well as a police investigation, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has launched its own probe into the crash.
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, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said.
The driver, a man in his 50s, was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless driving and has been bailed pending further inquiries.
Everitt said TfGM is fully supporting GMP's investigation and all available CCTV from the bus has now been recovered by the operator, Stagecoach, and passed to the force.
TfGM was working with Stagecoach, Salford City Council as the local highway authority and Peel, as the owner of the aqueduct, on its own probe into the collision, he said. This includes why the 100 service bus was "not taking its usual route", a TFGM spokesman said.
They have also agreed several short-term measures to be implemented as soon as possible including new and additional warning measures – including further signage at and near the bridge.
TfGM has also sought reassurances from bus operators, local authorities and others with responsibility for managing and maintaining low bridges about how they will mitigate measures to prevent further strikes.
Everitt said it was looking at potentially re-routing services away from the Barton Lane bridge. He said Burnham has asked him to look into the circumstances around the crash and make recommendations about wider implications for safety on the network. "I have heard very clearly the concern from the local community that there have been many other collisions at this location over many years," the transport commissioner said. He said he has also spoken to the head of a bus operator involved in a separate collision into a low bridge on Ten Acres Lane in Newton Heath on Tuesday.
A Metroline Manchester training bus was being driven by a trainee driver when it struck a bridge, but no passengers were onboard, and nobody was injured.
Everitt said that incident would be thoroughly investigated, too, and form part of his report. He said it was also helping to support those impacted by the "deeply distressing event". "Our commitment to safe operations is absolute. Core to this will be the further development of a Bee Network safety standard, as part of our long-term Vision Zero strategy and plan to eliminate death and serious injuries on the city region's roads."
| Re: Fifteen hurt after double-decker bus hits bridge - Eccles, Manchester, 21/7/2025 Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 23:51, 23rd July 2025 | |
That's the aqueduct carrying the Bridgwater Canal ...
With my genuine thanks to my colleague Mark A for his post on this topic, may I please enter a word of caution here?
Lest we offend (m)any of our readers down in Somerset (and I know at least two of them), may I record that the correct spelling in Somerset is 'Bridgwater' but the correct spelling in Manchester is 'Bridgewater'.
I thank you. CfN.
