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| Rochdale bus crash: roof ripped off after double-decker smashes into railway bridge injuring 'many' | |
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| The roof of a double-decker bus has been ripped off after it ploughed into a railway bridge, injuring most of its 25 passengers. | The roof of a double-decker bus has been ripped off after it ploughed into a railway bridge, injuring most of its 25 passengers. |
| Seventeen people were injured - one of them seriously - and 11 people taken to hospital following the smash, in the centre of Rochdale, Greater Manchester. | Seventeen people were injured - one of them seriously - and 11 people taken to hospital following the smash, in the centre of Rochdale, Greater Manchester. |
| Large numbers of "walking wounded" could be seen fleeing the bus after the smash on Milkstone Road, police said. | Large numbers of "walking wounded" could be seen fleeing the bus after the smash on Milkstone Road, police said. |
| A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said that "many" of the 25 passengers on board were injured, though none is thought to be a life-threatening condition. | A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said that "many" of the 25 passengers on board were injured, though none is thought to be a life-threatening condition. |
| Some were said to have suffered head and facial injuries, including the seriously injured passenger who sustained a broken jaw. | Some were said to have suffered head and facial injuries, including the seriously injured passenger who sustained a broken jaw. |
| UPDATE re Rochdale RTC. 17 injured, 1 seriously with a broken jaw. Bridge checked , Trains running normally. pic.twitter.com/CT6bL10xRx | UPDATE re Rochdale RTC. 17 injured, 1 seriously with a broken jaw. Bridge checked , Trains running normally. pic.twitter.com/CT6bL10xRx |
| Emergency services were called to the crash, near the town's main railway station, shortly before 12.30pm on Wednesday | Emergency services were called to the crash, near the town's main railway station, shortly before 12.30pm on Wednesday |
| North West Ambulance Service said it sent 16 vehicles, including cars and ambulances to the scene. | North West Ambulance Service said it sent 16 vehicles, including cars and ambulances to the scene. |