Double decker bus crashes into bridge in Manchester
North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) had declared a "major incident" with 15 people taken to hospital. It has since "stood down" from major incident status.
Local media reported that one person was critically injured and two others were seriously hurt.
Pictures on social media showed the yellow bus with its roof torn off and emergency service workers aboard the upper deck.
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.
"Emergency services are currently on scene as part of the ongoing work.
In a statement NWAS said: "The trust dispatched a number of resources, including ten 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.
"NWAS treated 15 patients who were all taken to Salford Royal or Manchester Royal Infirmary hospitals."
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