Seven parked cars damaged after crash involving bus
Emergency services worked through the day to clear debris and make a street safe following a crash in Bacup.
The incident happened during rush hour in Rochdale Road, near The George and Dragon pub.
Police said a single-decker bus had crashed into parked cars on road heading out of Bacup. The fire service said seven parked cars were damaged during the incident which closed the road in both directions.
Wreckage was strewn across the road and a section of the road from Bath Street to the junction at Greenhill Street was shut through the morning and afternoon.
Drivers were advised to avoid the area as emergency services carried out their investigations.
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The crash had left one car perched on top of another and a street pole was ripped from its foundations. Further car and bus parts were spread across the street.
Emergency services said they were making the area safe for much of the day before the road was reopened mid-afternoon.
MORE: Stretch of Rochdale Road in Bacup closed following crash
The road remained closed throughout the morning (Image: Nq)
Wreckage was strewn across the road (Image: Nq) Lancashire Fire and Rescue said the incident involved a bus and seven parked cars.
A spokesperson said: "At 8:29am on 22 July, five fire engines from Preston, Chorley, Bacup and Rawtenstall attended a road traffic collision on Rochdale road, Bacup.
"The incident involved a bus and seven parked cars."
A Lancashire Police spokesperson said: 'Officers were called at 8.28am to Rochdale Road, when a bus crashed into two cars and a street pole. There were only minor injuries.'
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