A major incident was declared and 15 people taken to hospital after a bus crashed into a bridge on Barton Lane in Eccles.
Emergency services were called to the scene at the junction of Barton Road and Trafford Road in Eccles just after 3pm on Monday 21 July.
A major incident was declared by Northwest Ambulance Service shortly after the call, with 15 people taken to hospital.
The major incident status was stood down at 4.22pm, the ambulance service said.
A spokesperson for the Northwest Ambulance Service said: “At 15.06 North West Ambulance Service received a call in relation to a bus collision on Barton Lane, Eccles, and declared a major incident shortly afterwards.
“The trust dispatched a number of resources, including 10 emergency ambulances, advanced paramedics, our Hazard Area Response Team (Hart) and colleagues from Northwest 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.
“At 16.22 NWAS stood down from major incident status but continues to remain on scene. The area is very busy, with road closures in place.”
Following the incident, TfGM released a statement after the bus collision on Barton Lane, Eccles with a Bee Network bus colliding with a bridge on Barton Lane in Eccles and shared they are launching an “immediate and urgent investigation into the circumstances.”
Vernon Everitt, Transport Commissioner for Greater Manchester, said: “First and foremost, our thoughts are with everyone on board the bus. Our absolute focus has been on supporting emergency services in their response, with some people treated at the scene and some taken to hospital.
“An immediate and urgent investigation into the circumstances is underway and we are working closely with the investigation team at Greater Manchester Police and the bus operator, Stagecoach.
“This is clearly a distressing situation for everyone involved and we’d like to thank emergency services for their swift response.”
Worsley and Eccles MP, Michael Wheeler also shared a statement, where he shared his thoughts with the families and passengers onboard.
He said: “My thoughts are with the injured passengers and their families during this time. I’d also like to express my sincere thanks to the emergency services for their swift and professional response.”
Passengers were taken to the hospitals with the bus itself being taken away by a recovery vehicle at 7:30pm this evening (Monday 21 July).
A police presence remains at the scene with the road closed at this current time, with the road clearing vehicles on site.
Salford Now will provide further information when it is received.
This article was done with information provided by Jordan Reynolds, PA
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