{"id":253838,"date":"2025-07-10T15:45:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T15:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/253838\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T15:45:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T15:45:17","slug":"brookside-stars-vip-bus-hits-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/253838\/","title":{"rendered":"Brookside star’s VIP bus hits bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"

The bus struck a low bridge when a newly-appointed driver took a different routeDan Haygarth<\/strong><\/a> Liverpool Daily Post Editor and Regeneration Reporter<\/p>\n

13:57, 10 Jul 2025<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Liverpool City Sights bus hit a bridge in Wigan and has been taken out of service(Image: Submitted)<\/p>\n

A Liverpool VIP party bus has been taken out of service after crashing into a bridge. The bus, part of former Brookside actor Philip Olivier’s company Liverpool City Sights, struck a bridge in Wigan<\/a> yesterday, causing damage to its upper deck.<\/p>\n

No passengers were on board at the time of the incident, which the company said occurred when a newly-appointed driver did not follow an approved route. No injuries occurred but the bus has been taken out of service for repairs.<\/p>\n

A Liverpool City Sights spokesperson told the ECHO<\/a>: “We can confirm that one of our vehicles, a converted VIP party bus operated by Liverpool City Sights, was involved in a low-speed incident on the evening of July 9 in Wigan<\/a>, during which the vehicle struck a low bridge while travelling at approximately 5mph. There were no passengers on board at the time, and no injuries occurred.<\/p>\n

“The vehicle was being driven by a newly-appointed driver who did not follow the approved route.<\/p>\n

“The incident caused damage to the upper front section of the vehicle\u2019s top deck, and the bus has been withdrawn from service as a precaution, pending repairs.<\/p>\n

“We would like to clarify that no customer bookings have been cancelled. All affected customers have been contacted directly, and alternative arrangements have been made to ensure their experience is unaffected.<\/p>\n

“Liverpool City Sights is cooperating fully with the relevant authorities and is conducting a thorough internal review.<\/p>\n

“We remain committed to ensuring the highest levels of safety, accountability, and customer service. We appreciate the public\u2019s understanding and ongoing support.”<\/p>\n

Mr Olivier, who played ‘Tinhead’ in the soap opera, is founder and CEO of Liverpool City Sights. The company runs a number of tours around Liverpool.<\/p>\n

The actor’s other venture is the Daffodil restaurant<\/a> – a converted Mersey Ferry berthed in Canning Dock in Liverpool city centre<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"PhilipPhilip Olivier, left, on the MV Royal Daffodil with Pete Price(Image: UGC)<\/p>\n

For more than six decades, the MV Royal Daffodil took thousands of passengers across the river before being decommissioned and falling into disrepair.<\/p>\n

Now, the Promenade bar area, which has been completely refurbished, remains on the upper deck.<\/p>\n

The main floor is dedicated to the Daffodil’s 126-cover restaurant<\/a> and diners must book in advance. The restaurant opened in December.<\/p>\n

Mr Olivier played Timothy ‘Tinhead’ O’Leary in Brookside from 1996 until it was cancelled in 2003.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The bus struck a low bridge when a newly-appointed driver took a different routeDan Haygarth Liverpool Daily Post…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":253839,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[45760,12,1263,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-253838","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uk","8":"category-united-kingdom","9":"tag-bus-travel","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-transport","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114829717030704569","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253838"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253838\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/253839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}