A double decker bus has crashed into a bridge in Manchester, police have said.<\/p>\n
North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) had declared a “major incident” with 15 people taken to hospital following the incident on Barton Lane in Eccles.<\/p>\n
It has since “stood down” from major incident status.<\/p>\n
Local media reported that one person was critically injured and two others were seriously hurt.<\/p>\n
Pictures on social media showed the yellow bus with its roof torn off and emergency service workers aboard the upper deck.<\/p>\n
On X, Greater Manchester Police wrote: “We are currently responding to a collision between a bus and a bridge at the junction of Barton Road and Trafford Road in Eccles.<\/p>\n
“Emergency services are currently on scene as part of the ongoing work.<\/p>\n
“Please avoid the area as road closures are currently in place.”<\/p>\n
In a statement, NWAS said: “The trust dispatched a number of resources, including 10 emergency ambulances, advanced paramedics, our Hazard Area Response Team (HART) and colleagues from North West Air Ambulance. The first resource arrived on time at 15.10.<\/p>\n
“NWAS treated 15 patients who were all taken to Salford Royal or Manchester Royal Infirmary hospitals.”<\/p>\n
An unnamed eyewitness said they arrived at the scene about two minutes after the crash.<\/p>\n
They told the Manchester Evening News: “I could just hear screaming coming from the top of the bus.”<\/p>\n
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