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| Rochdale bus crash: double-decker hits railway bridge | |
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| Three people have been taken to hospital and dozens more hurt after the roof of a double-decker bus was sheared off when it hit a low bridge on a busy road in Rochdale. | Three people have been taken to hospital and dozens more hurt after the roof of a double-decker bus was sheared off when it hit a low bridge on a busy road in Rochdale. |
| Rail services have been stopped from crossing the bridge over Milkstone Road, close to Rochdale train station in north-west England, and local road closures are in place after the No 17 bus crashed into it just before 12.30pm. | Rail services have been stopped from crossing the bridge over Milkstone Road, close to Rochdale train station in north-west England, and local road closures are in place after the No 17 bus crashed into it just before 12.30pm. |
| Fourteen paramedic vehicles, including ambulances and emergency response units, attended the scene, taking two patients to Royal Oldham hospital and a third to Rochdale infirmary. A man and a woman suffered serious facial injuries, according to reports. | Fourteen paramedic vehicles, including ambulances and emergency response units, attended the scene, taking two patients to Royal Oldham hospital and a third to Rochdale infirmary. A man and a woman suffered serious facial injuries, according to reports. |
| Early reports suggested there were about 25 people on the bus, some of whom were injured, according to a spokesman. the Manchester Evening News was reporting a total of 25 injuries, with about 50 or 60 passengers on board. | Early reports suggested there were about 25 people on the bus, some of whom were injured, according to a spokesman. the Manchester Evening News was reporting a total of 25 injuries, with about 50 or 60 passengers on board. |
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