Major update after Glasgow double-decker bus ploughed into bridge with 7 hospitalised
Major update after Glasgow double-decker bus ploughed into bridge with 7 hospitalised
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A man has been arrested and charged in connection with alleged road traffic offences after a double-decker bus ploughed into a railway bridge in Glasgow - leaving seven people in hospital. Among those injured in the crash on Cook Street in Glasgow's Tradeston area, was a 60-year-old man left in a critical condition. The bus became wedged underneath the bridge at around 5:55pm on Saturday, December 14, with parts of its roof torn off and windows left shattered. There were 11 passengers on board when the crash happened.
Police Scotland said a 57-year-old man has now been arrested and charged in connection with alleged road traffic offences. He has been released on an undertaking and will appear in court at a later date. Another six other people injured in the crash included a 52-year-old woman and five men, aged 30, 32, 41, and two aged 33 - who were taken by ambulance to the same hospital for treatment of minor injuries. They were later discharged. Four other passengers were checked at the scene by medical staff but had no reported injuries, while the driver was also unharmed.
Train services were disrupted while emergency services dealt with the incident, with some cancellations, but they later returned to normal. Network Rail said at the time that the crash caused "significant disruptions and cancellations to train services".
A spokesperson said: "Our teams were immediately dispatched to inspect the bridge, and after confirming there was no structural damage, train services were allowed to safely resume around 20.01 (8.01pm). Bridge strikes like this cost taxpayers millions of pounds each year and are entirely preventable.
