A child is among those who were rushed to hospital after a bus crashed into a rail bridge in Glasgow on Sunday morning.
The Scottish Ambulance Service has confirmed that one patient was taken to the Royal Hospital for Children in the city. A total of 10 people were taken to various hospitals from the scene on Cook Street where the bus's roof was completely torn off in the incident.
Another five patients were transported to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, while four patients were taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary. It's currently unknown how serious any of the injuries are.
Emergency services were alerted at 11.35am on Sunday after the double decker ploughed into the bridge, which leads to Central station.
Cops locked down the road for several hours, while fire engines and ambulance crews were on the scene to support the force. Network Rail were also at assisting emergency crews. The collision also caused widespread disruption to train services in the city centre.
A picture from the scene showed the double decker's roof torn off from the front and touching the ground as it hangs from the back of the top level of the coach, which is trapped against the rail bridge.
Police say enquiries into the crash are ongoing.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 11.35am on Sunday, 21 May, 2023, we received a report of a bus crashing into a bridge on Cook Street, Glasgow. Emergency services attended and 10 people were taken to various hospitals for treatment.
"A number of road closures were put in place until around 5pm. Enquiries into the crash remain ongoing.”
A Scottish Ambulance Service Spokesperson said: “We received a call at 11.38am on Sunday 21 st May to attend an incident on Cook Street, Glasgow. We dispatched twelve resources, as well as the Special Operations Resource Team and the Trauma Team, to the scene.
"Five patients were transported to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, four patients were transported to Glasgow Royal Infirmary and one patient was transported to the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow.”
A First Bus spokesperson said: "We can confirm that one of our buses was involved in the incident on Cook St yesterday.
"We are continuing to work closely with the emergency services and our thoughts remain with those involved. A full investigation into the root cause of the incident is underway."
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