Road and rail travel was disrupted on Tuesday morning after a coach became wedged under a bridge in Gateshead.
The incident, which happened on Hepburn Gardens in Felling, involved a coach getting stuck under the Green Lane Metro bridge just before 9am. Emergency services worked to remove the bus, with the recovery operation taking almost three hours.
Metros were suspended between Gateshead Stadium and Heworth for the duration of the operation, while rail services were also suspended for a shorter period between Newcastle and Sunderland. Ticket acceptance on local buses was in place for Metro users, while rail passengers were encouraged to travel via Darlington.
