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One person taken to hospital and others hurt after bus hits Glasgow bridge

Police Scotland said some roads have been closed in Glasgow after a bus hit a bridge on Cook Street on Saturday.

Helen William
Saturday 14 December 2024 21:12 GMT
Police Scotland were called to the scene on Saturday (PA)
Police Scotland were called to the scene on Saturday (PA) (PA Archive)

One person was taken to hospital and others were injured after a double decker bus hit a railway bridge on the outskirts of Glasgow.

Footage posted online shows a First Bus wedged under the bridge on Cook Street.

Emergency services went to the scene after Police Scotland were alerted to a report of the crash on Saturday.

First Bus said one of its buses on the 4A route in Glasgow was ā€œinvolved in a bridge strike incidentā€ at about 6pm ā€œin which a double decker bus hit a railway bridgeā€ on Cook Street.

A spokesman said: Ā ā€œWe’re aware of numerous injuries, with one person being taken to hospital in an ambulance.

ā€œWe have launched an immediate investigation and are also assisting Police Scotland with their inquiries.

ā€œOur thoughts are with everyone affected by this incident.ā€

It is not known in which direction the bus Ā was travelling, but Ā the 4A route runs between Broomhill and Eaglesham.

Passenger Spike Turner, who was sitting near the front of the bus, told the BBC the driver had taken a wrong turn and crashed ā€œstraight into the bridgeā€.

He said: ā€œI 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.

ā€œThe 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.ā€

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