Bus roof torn off on impact with overhead structure incidents - merged topics

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[Chris from Nailsea]

From the BBC^» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page):

Two people have been taken to hospital after a bus hit a tree and its roof was "taken clean off".

The incident happened on Hedgemans Road in Dagenham, east London, at about 10:00 GMT, the Metropolitan Police said.

Images of the aftermath posted on social media appeared to show that the roof of the bus had been ripped off.

Officers and the London Ambulance Service attended the scene where they found two injured women who were taken to hospital as a precaution, the Met said.



Their injuries are not life-threatening nor life-changing, the force added.

Stevie Fletcher, who lives nearby, said: "I heard sirens and looked out of my window to see emergency services just up the road.  I went to have a look and the bus roof had been taken clean off, apparently by a tree."

Police inquiries into the cause of the crash continue.

[Chris from Nailsea]

From the BBC^» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page):

Eight people have been injured, including one person in critical condition, after a double-decker bus crashed into a railway bridge in Glasgow city centre.

Part of the roof of the 4A First Bus was torn off, with the vehicle wedged under the bridge on Cook Street at the junction with Commerce Street.

Five people were taken by ambulance to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital for treatment after the crash at about 18:00 GMT on Saturday, while three others were assessed at the scene and attended hospital.

Spike Turner, a passenger who was third from the front of the bus, said the driver had taken a wrong turn and crashed "straight into the bridge".

A number of roads are closed in the area.

The street is one-way and the bridge, near the O2 Academy, is located shortly after a turn - though is clearly marked for vehicles under 3.8 metres (12.5 ft).



Mr Turner said: "I was fine, the lady in front of me might have been concussed. The bridge itself wasn't high enough to hit anyone's heads but parts of the bus exterior have swung down.  The man in the front seat was in a really, really bad state. He's got a lot of blood and a massive gash on his head."

First Bus earlier said it was aware of numerous injuries and that one person had been taken to hospital.  A spokesperson said: "We have launched an immediate investigation and are also assisting Police Scotland with their inquiries."

ScotRail has closed a number of lines due to the crash.  A spokesperson said train services between Glasgow Central and Ardrossan Harbour, Ayr, Largs, Gourock, Wemyss Bay and Paisley Canal will be cancelled, delayed or revised.

Police have sealed off Cook Street at Centre Street, Commerce Street until Wallace Street and Salkeld Street to Cook Street.

A spokesperson for Police Scotland urged drivers to avoid the area.

Network Rail and the Scottish Ambulance Service have been approached for comment.

In May last year, 10 people were taken to hospital after a bus crashed into the same railway bridge.

[Chris from Nailsea]

From the BBC^» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page):

Eight people have been taken to hospital after a double decker bus crashed into a railway bridge tearing its roof off in Kilmarnock.

Emergency services were called to the collision on Macphail Drive, near Culzean Crescent, in Kilmarnock at about 14:00 and police sealed off the area.

Footage of the scene posted on social media showed people standing on top of the roofless bus near the bridge, which is marked for vehicles below a certain height.

It comes just days after another double decker bus crashed into a railway bridge in Glasgow, leaving one man critical in hospital.





A spokesperson for the Scottish Ambulance Service confirmed one ambulance and three response teams were dispatched to the scene at 13:55.

Police Scotland later confirmed eight people had been taken to hospital in total, though there were no reports of serious injuries.

A spokesperson for the force said inquiries into the crash were ongoing.

The number six Stagecoach bus, which was heading to Bellfield in Kilmarnock, travelled under the bridge at Macphail Drive.

The roof of the bus was completely torn off and remained behind while the vehicle passed through the tunnel.

A sign near the bridge states it is not suitable for vehicles over 8ft 3ins (2.5m) high.

A teenager who was on the top deck of the bus said he was still in shock after the incident. He said there were about 11 teenagers on the upper level.

He told BBC Scotland News: "We were supposed to take a right but the bus driver took a completely different route and went under the railway bridge, which we're not supposed to do. The bus was going at some speed, about 30 or 40mph. The driver was hitting the brakes the whole way through and the whole roof of the bus got taken off. It just got crushed and glass went everywhere, I can feel the glass on me.  People on the bus knew it was going to happen before it happened. It was really scary."

The boy said he was not badly injured, but he had a sore neck and scratches from the smashed glass. "I can't explain the sound, it was like a massive crashing sound all the way through the bridge," he added. "And then hearing all the glass falling and feeling it, it was horrible."

Joshua Hollywood, who lives opposite the bridge, said people in the area came out to help those on the bus.  He said: "There was a couple of people injured, nothing too bad thank god. A few cuts and scrapes. The kids were pretty shook up but the ambulances got here pretty promptly. People from across the road, everyone that was in the area, all came out to try and help the kids that were in danger."

A Stagecoach West Scotland spokesperson confirmed the bus had struck a low bridge.  They said investigations were ongoing and the bus company was working closely with police.


The vehicle was later removed from the scene

ScotRail confirmed that no rail services are affected.

Network Rail engineers inspected the bridge - a spokesperson later said it had not sustained any structural damage.

[Mark A]

Goes off route and immediately into a mouse-hole.

Mark

[TonyN]

Maybe we should have a content warning system on the Coffee shop. I was sat on the top deck of a bus when I first read that post by Chris from Nailsea.

[Chris from Nailsea]

Sorry about that.