Double-decker bus driver is arrested after bridge crash injured 20 people
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The driver of a double decker bus that crashed into a bridge and injured 20 people has been arrested.
Three people – a 19-year-old female, and two men, one is his 20s and another in his 40s – were left seriously injured after the bus collided with the Bridgewater Canal Aqueduct in Salford on Monday.
The shocking incident prompted a massive emergency response, with ten ambulances, specialist medics and an air ambulance deployed to the scene on Barton Lane at around 3pm.
A further 17 people were also treated at the scene for non-life threatening or non-life changing injuries.
Greater Manchester Police have now arrested the driver of the bus, a man in his 50s, on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless driving. He has since been bailed pending further investigations.
The driver had failed to comply with height restriction warnings, including hanging chains and signage, before colliding with the aqueduct, causing a passenger to be flung from the top deck, the force added.
Shocking footage of the impact shows the roof of the No.100 service being torn straight off as it attempted to pass under the bridge which stands at just 11ft 6 inches.
Distressed drivers were seen quickly slamming the brakes, as the large yellow bus left a trail of scattered glass and debris in its wake.
The driver of a double decker bus that crashed into a bridge and injured 20 people has been arrested. The bus is seen here on Ring Doorbell footage moments after the collision
The large yellow bus left a trail of scattered glass and the roof in its wake as it continued to drive along the busy road on Monday
Emergency crews at the scene of the collision on Monday after the roof of a double-decker bus was been ripped off after colliding with a bridge
GMP’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit are appealing for information and witnesses following the crash.
They are also keen to speak to anyone who may have any footage, including dashcam, mobile phone or doorbell footage, from the area in the moments leading up to the collision.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact police on 0161 856 4741 quoting log number 2226 of 21/07/2025.
Alternatively, details can be shared on GMP’s LiveChat function on our website, www.gmp.police.uk or via the independent charity, Crimestoppers, anonymously on 0800 555 111.
