Eight people taken to hospital after double-decker bus roof torn off in Kilmarnock bridge crash
19 December 2024, 15:26 | Updated: 19 December 2024, 21:19
Eight people have been taken to hospital after the roof of a double-decker bus was ripped off in a railway bridge crash in East Ayrshire.
Emergency crews were called to the collision on Culzean Crescent on Thursday afternoon.
The crash comes just days after another double-decker bus smashed into a railway bridge in Glasgow, leaving a 60-year-old man in a critical condition and six others injured.
The Scottish Ambulance Service said it was alerted around 1.55pm and dispatched one ambulance and three special operations response teams (SORT) to the scene.
Stagecoach West Scotland confirmed its number 6 service - which runs from Kilmarnock Bus Station to New Farm Loch - was involved in the collision with the low bridge.
A spokesperson said the company was aware of people being injured, adding: "Investigations are ongoing and we are working closely with Police Scotland."
Police Scotland said: "Eight passengers were taken to hospital. There are no reports of serious injuries."
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ScotRail confirmed services remain unaffected.
Meanwhile, Network Rail said specialist engineers inspected the bridge and found it had "not sustained any structural damage as a result of the collision".
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