Eight injured after bus hits Glasgow bridge

Eight individuals have been injured, together with one in a important situation, after a double-decker bus hit a railway bridge in Glasgow.

Footage posted on-line exhibits a First Bus caught underneath the Cook dinner Road Bridge, with a part of its roof torn off and home windows smashed on the bottom.

Emergency providers attended the scene after Police Scotland had been alerted to a report of the accident at round 6pm on Saturday.

A Police Scotland spokesperson stated: “Emergency providers responded and 5 individuals had been taken by ambulance to Queen Elizabeth College Hospital for remedy.

“One particular person is described as being in important situation.

Eight individuals have been injured in a bus crash in Glasgow.

A number of roads are closed within the area. Cook dinner Road is closed at Middle Road, Commerce Road is closed to Wallace Road, and Salkeld Road is closed at Cook dinner Road.

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“Three others had been assessed on the scene and handled in hospital.”

Police are nonetheless investigating the reason for the accident, as a witness steered the bus might have taken a mistaken flip.

Motorists have been requested to steer clear of the world and a lot of roads stay closed.

First Bus stated one in every of its buses on route 4A in Glasgow was “concerned in a bridge collision incident” at round 6pm, wherein a double-decker bus hit a railway bridge on Cook dinner Road.

A spokesperson stated: “We’re conscious of quite a few accidents, with one particular person taken to hospital by ambulance. Now we have launched an instantaneous investigation and are additionally aiding Police Scotland with their enquiries.

“Our ideas are with everybody affected by this incident.”

It’s not clear which course the bus was touring, however route 4A runs between Broomhill and Eaglesham.

Passenger Spike Turner, who was seated close to the entrance of the bus, advised the BBC the motive force took a mistaken flip and crashed “straight onto the bridge”.

He stated: “I used to be superb, the woman in entrance of me might have had a concussion. The bridge itself was not excessive sufficient to hit anybody’s head, however components of the outside of the bus fell over.

“The person within the entrance seat was in very, very dangerous situation. He has a variety of blood and an enormous gash on his head.