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Bus driver arrested after 20 people injured in Manchester crash
ECCLES, GREATER MANCHESTER, JUL 21 – Three passengers were seriously injured and 20 people hurt after the bus driver failed to comply with height warnings on a route deviation, police said.
- On July 21, 2025, a double-decker bus collided with a low bridge over the Bridgewater Canal on Barton Lane in Eccles, resulting in injuries to 20 people and significant disruption to local transportation.
- The collision happened after the bus, which had deviated from its regular route, ignored the posted height limits indicated by signage and hanging chains on the low-level aqueduct.
- Emergency services declared a major incident, treating 15 patients at the scene and taking three seriously injured people—a 19-year-old woman and two men in their 20s and 40s—to hospital where they remain stable.
- A man in his 50s, who was driving the bus involved in the crash, was taken into custody on allegations related to careless driving resulting in serious injuries. He has since been granted bail as the investigation continues, which is being conducted in partnership with Greater Manchester Police and Stagecoach.
- The unit responsible for investigating serious traffic accidents in Greater Manchester is asking witnesses and anyone with dashcam, mobile phone, or doorbell recordings from just before the crash to come forward to aid the ongoing investigation.
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According to the British BBC, 20 people were injured, several of them seriously.
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