GMP has provided an update on the matter
Police say the bus was stationery when the boys fell from the upper deck (Image: Kenny Brown | Manchester Evening News)
Police have issued a new statement after three schoolboys fell from the window of a double decker bus in Wigan yesterday (Januray 7). An investigation has been launched after emergency services were called to Bolton Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield.
The boys, two aged 13 and one 14, are still in hospital, but are not thought to be in a life-threatening condition following the fall. Earlier today (January 8), officers from Greater Manchester Police released a statement saying that it is believed the trio were leaning against the window of the bus when it made an emergency stop.
But in a new update, the forces said the vehicle was stationary on Bolton Road when the three schoolboys fell to the pavement.
A spokesperson for GMP said: “Following on from the incident where three children have fallen from a bus in Ashton-in-Makerfield on 7 January, we can confirm that they are still in hospital but not thought to be in a life-threatening condition.
“The bus was stationary on Bolton Road when the three children, two aged 13 and one aged 14, fell at around 3.50pm.”
The three boys were pupils at nearby St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School. In a letter to parents today, which has been shared with the Manchester Evening News headteacher Mark Dumican wrote that the school is contact with the boys and is offering support to their families.
Earlier today Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said the fall ‘appeared to be linked to some disturbance on the upper deck’. He added: “It does sound like a serious incident.
“Our concern is with the young people and with their families. It was not a Bee Network branded service, I have to say.
“It would appear it was linked to some disturbance on the upper deck. I do not think there are any life-threatening injuries but there were some serious injuries.”