Investigation underway after bus crashes into Whitby shop
An investigation is underway after a bus crashed into the front of a shop in Whitby. It happened around 2pm at Boyes department store in Station Square.
An investigation is underway after a bus crashed into the front of a shop in Whitby. It happened around 2pm at Boyes department store in Station Square.
A structural engineer has said that a bus has not structurally damaged a shop in Whitby after crashing into one of its front windows this afternoon. Boyes Stores had to be evacuated at around 2pm. Although the window will need to be secured and brickwork repaired, the main structure of the shop remains intact.
The Arriva Yorkshire bus, which travelled across Station Square, coming to rest in the front of the building, has now been removed. It was also damaged in the collision.
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