22-07-2025
Bus driver arrested after 20 people injured in Manchester crash
The driver of a double-decker bus that crashed into a bridge in Manchester, injuring 20 people, has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless driving.
The bus had collided with the Bridgewater Canal Aqueduct on Barton Lane in Eccles on Monday, with the top level of the vehicle being torn off.
A passenger was ejected from the top deck of the bus.
The driver, a man in his 50s, has since been bailed pending further investigations.
Three people, a 19-year-old female, and two men, 20 and 40, who sustained serious injuries, remain in hospital in a stable condition.
Seventeen others were treated at the scene for injuries.
