15 taken to hospital after double decker bus crashes into bridge and rips roof off as passengers ‘scream in horror'
Emergency services scrambled to the scene at the junction of barton Lane and Trafford Road, Eccles, following the horror incident.
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Fifteen people have been injured after the roof of a double-decker bus was been ripped off
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Emergency services are currently at the junction of Barton Lane and Trafford Road, Eccles
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The bus hit a bridge
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Fifteen people have been taken to hospital after a bus hit a bridge
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One horrified witness told Manchester Evening News that they heard screams moments after the bus hit the bridge.
They said: "It [was] probably two minutes before I got there.
"I could just hear screaming coming from the top of the bus."
The 100 bus departed from Shudehill and was travelling to Salford, Trafford Centre and Warrington.
Shocking images show firefighters at the scene, and, according to witnesses, an air ambulance also attended the incident.
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson said: "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. Please avoid the area as road closures are currently in place."
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