Twelve in hospital when double-decker bus loses roof after hitting rail bridge in Glasgow
Twelve in hospital when a double-decker bus crashes into a railway bridge and has its roof ripped off in Glasgow
- The accident also left several additional victims who were treated at the scene.
Twelve people are hospitalized in Glasgow after a double-decker bus crashed into a railway bridge, losing its roof.
The First Bus double-decker bus was trapped under a railway bridge near the O2 headquarters on Cook Street at around 11:35am and its roof was cut off.
Police, fire and paramedics responded to the scene and Network Rail Scotland supported emergency teams.
The victims were taken to three different hospitals, while others were treated at the scene. It is understood that there are no life-threatening injuries.
Train services between Glasgow Central and Paisley Gilmour Street have been temporarily suspended until it is deemed safe to resume operations.
Twelve people are hospitalized in Glasgow after a double-decker bus crashed into a railway bridge, losing its roof.
A spokesman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “Several additional victims have been treated at the scene but there is no need to take them to hospital.”
Roads around the incident on the south side of the city remained cordoned off yesterday afternoon as emergency crews remained in the area.
A spokesman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “Several additional victims have been treated at the scene but there is no need to take them to hospital.”
Ch Insp Elaine Tomlinson, from Police Scotland’s Greater Glasgow Division, said: ‘At around 11:35am on Sunday 21 May 2023, we received a report of a bus crashing onto a bridge in Cook Street, Glasgow.
‘Emergency services attended and 10 people were transferred to various hospitals to be treated.
‘Various road closures are still in force, with interruptions to some rail services.
“I would like to thank the public for their cooperation and ask that they continue to avoid the area while investigations are underway.”
The bus company First Bus confirmed that it was one of its own vehicles that was involved in the accident.
The accident, which took place near the O2 headquarters on Cook Street in Glasgow at 11:35 a.m., also left several additional victims who were treated at the scene.
Network Rail will carry out an investigation of the bridge before trains can operate on it again
A company spokesman said: “We are working closely with the emergency services on site and our thoughts are with those involved in the incident.”
Network Rail will carry out an investigation of the bridge before trains can operate on it again.
The rail infrastructure agency said: “We are assisting emergency services, who are responding to a bus stuck under a bridge between Glasgow Central and Paisley Gilmour Street.”
‘We need to complete a safety inspection of the bridge before the trains can use it again. We can only do this once the bus has been removed.
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